Tahiti Swallow
Hirundo tahiticaGmelin, JF, 1789
English (US) Tahiti Swallow
The Tahiti Swallow (Hirundo tahitica) 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.
Range: Moorea and Tahiti (Society Islands, east-central Polynesia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Hirundo tahitica
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tahiti Swallow
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
- Type locality
- Tahiti.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.1016
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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