Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithiiLeach, WE, 1818
English (US) Wire-tailed Swallow
The Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) 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 smithii
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Described by
- Leach, WE, 1818
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Hirundo smithii smithii
- Hirundo smithii filifera
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo Smithii
- Described by
- Leach, WE, 1818
- Type locality
- Chisalla Island, Congo.
- Original description
- Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816, under the direction of Captain J. K. Tuckey (etc.) p.407
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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