Pacific Swallow
Hirundo javanicaSparrman, A, 1789
English (US) Pacific Swallow
The Pacific Swallow (Hirundo javanica) 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
- Hirundo javanica
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Pacific Swallow
- Described by
- Sparrman, A, 1789
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Hirundo javanica javanica
- Hirundo javanica namiyei
- Hirundo javanica frontalis
- Hirundo javanica albescens
- Hirundo javanica ambiens
- Hirundo javanica subfusca
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sparrman, A, 1789
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Museum Carlsonianum, in quo novas et selectas aves, coloribus ad vivum brevique descriptione illustratas (etc.) fasc. 2 pl.100
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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