Nepal House Martin
Delichon nipalenseMoore, F, 1854
English (US) Nepal House Martin
The Nepal House Martin (Delichon nipalense) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Hirundinidae (Swallows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Delichon nipalense
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Nepal House Martin
- Described by
- Moore, F, 1854
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Delichon nipalense nipalense
- Delichon nipalense cuttingi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Delichon nipalensis
- Described by
- Moore, F, 1854
- Type locality
- Nepal.
- Original description
- A catalogue of the birds in The Museum of the Hononrable East-India Company 1 p.384
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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