House Swift

Apus nipalensis - Martinet malais

Martinet malais
adult
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Apodiformes

  • Family
    :

    Apodidés

  • Genus
    :

    Apus

  • Species
    :

    nipalensis

Descriptor

Hodgson, 1837

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 15 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Martinet malais
adult
Martinet malais

House Swift (Apus nipalensis) is a species of bird in the Apodidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

  • Apus nipalensis nipalensis (Himalayas to Japan and se China south to Myanmar, se Asia and the Philippines)
  • Apus nipalensis subfurcatus (Malay Pen. to Borneo, Sumatra and nearby islands)
  • Apus nipalensis furcatus (Java and Bali)
  • Apus nipalensis kuntzi (Taiwan)

Foreign names

  • Martinet malais,
  • Vencejo oriental,
  • andorinhão-doméstico,
  • Malaiensegler,
  • nepáli sarlósfecske,
  • Grote Huisgierzwaluw,
  • Rondone delle case,
  • husseglare,
  • Husseiler,
  • dážďovník domový,
  • rorýs domácí,
  • Klippesejler,
  • idänpikkukiitäjä,
  • falciot oriental,
  • jerzyk nepalski,
  • Домовый стриж,
  • Kapinis rumah,
  • ヒメアマツバメ,
  • 小白腰雨燕,
  • นกแอ่นบ้าน,
  • 小雨燕 〔小白腰雨燕，家雨燕〕,

Habitat

Martinet malais

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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