Alpine Swift

species of bird

Taxon Taxon Q321267

Facts

14 properties

Instance of: taxon
Short name: T. melba^[7]
Diel cycle: diurnality
IUCN conservation status: least concern^[2]
Litter size: +2
Mass: +6.05, +96^[22]^[23]
Original combination: Hirundo melba^[5]
Parent taxon: Tachymarptis^[3]
Taxon author citation: (Linnaeus, 1758)^[24]
Taxon common name: Alpine Swift, Vencejo real, Rondone maggiore, Martinet à ventre blanc, Witpenswindswael, Alpensegler, Alpengierzwaluw, Alpesejler, Alpeseiler, Белобрюхий стриж, rorýs velký, suurpiiritaja e. suur-piirpääsuke, alppikiitäjä, ballester comú, havasi sarlósfecske, jerzyk alpejski, dážďovník skalný, alpseglare, シロハラアマツバメ, andorinhão-real, planinski hudournik, baltapilvis alpinis čiurlys, Alpasvölungur, Alpu svīre, серпокрилець білочеревий, gwennol ddu'r Alpau, Álpaleahttospálfu, Gabhlán gaoithe alpach, Glaouer kof gwenn, Gobhlan monaidh, Gollan Alpagh, bijela čiopa, Martinet alpin, 高山雨燕, andarón montés, Poadranofotsy^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]
Taxon name: Tachymarptis melba^[4]
Taxon range: Africa
Taxon rank: species^[1]
Taxon synonym: Apus melba^[6]

🏷️ Also known as

en Alpine Swift en Tachymarptis melba ar سمامة الصرود ar سمامة بيضاء البطن cs rorýs velký da Alpesejler de Apus melba de Alpensegler de Tachymarptis melba es Vencejo real fa بادقپک آلپی fi Tachymarptis melba fi alppikiitäjä fr Apus melba fr Martinet alpin fr Martinet a ventre blanc fr Martinet à ventre blanc fr Martinet royal fr Tachymarptis melba he סיס הרים

🔖 Identifiers · 36

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Βουνοσταχτάρα Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba.jpg ↗
ADW taxon ID: Tachymarptis_melba
Avibase taxon ID: FA1CAD2906F7C845
BBC Things ID: 07b90ac7-36ab-498b-84d4-99bbdd0d4270
BOLD Systems taxon ID: 102766
BirdLife taxon ID: 22686774
CalPhotos taxon ID: Tachymarptis+melba
Catalogue of Life ID: 8J7CN
Czech NDOP taxon ID: 106191
EBiodiversity ID: 36399
EBird taxon ID: alpswi1
EUNIS ID for species: 1308

Show all 36 identifiers +24

Elhuyar ZTH ID: 033506
Fauna Europaea ID: 97067
Fauna Europaea New ID: 1d626f63-5eae-4386-98a3-367db9d84c13
Freebase ID: /m/0211gw
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update): 2477411
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: ballester
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0162095
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: alpeseiler
INaturalist taxon ID: 72516
ITIS TSN: 693134
IUCN taxon ID: 22686774
India Biodiversity Portal species ID: 228416
NBIC scientific name ID: 3547
NBN System Key: NHMSYS0021268976
NCBI taxonomy ID: 670359
Observation.org taxon ID: 216
Oiseaux.net ID: martinet.a.ventre.blanc
SOR bird ID: Drepnea-mare
TAXREF ID: 3561
Tierstimmenarchiv ID: 17281
Topic's main category: Category:Tachymarptis melba
UMLS CUI: C2793818
Xeno-canto species ID: Tachymarptis-melba
Yale LUX ID: concept/20c49f69-160e-4b1e-b769-2bfcbf11e853

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Diel cycle 1

diurnality

IUCN conservation status 1

least concern

Instance of 1

taxon

Parent taxon 1

Tachymarptis

Taxon range 1

Africa

Taxon rank 1

species

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Direct Wikidata claims

[1] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon rank (P105): species. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Alpine Swift — IUCN conservation status (P141): least concern. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved 2021-12-27. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Alpine Swift — parent taxon (P171): Tachymarptis. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon name (P225): Tachymarptis melba. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Alpine Swift — original combination (P1403): Hirundo melba. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon synonym (P1420): Apus melba. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Alpine Swift — short name (P1813): T. melba. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon common name (P1843): Alpine Swift. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved 2016-10-04. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon common name (P1843): Vencejo real. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved 2016-10-12. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon common name (P1843): Rondone maggiore. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved 2016-10-17. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon common name (P1843): Martinet à ventre blanc. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved 2016-10-16. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon common name (P1843): Witpenswindswael. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved 2016-10-16. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon common name (P1843): Alpensegler. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved 2016-10-11. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon common name (P1843): Alpengierzwaluw. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved 2016-10-16. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon common name (P1843): Alpesejler. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved 2016-10-14. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon common name (P1843): Alpeseiler. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved 2016-10-13. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon common name (P1843): Белобрюхий стриж. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved 2016-10-14. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon common name (P1843): rorýs velký. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved 2016-10-13. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon common name (P1843): suurpiiritaja e. suur-piirpääsuke. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved 2016-10-13. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon common name (P1843): alppikiitäjä. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved 2016-10-15. laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon common name (P1843): ballester comú. IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved 2016-10-12. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Alpine Swift — mass (P2067): 6.05 g. AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Alpine Swift — mass (P2067): 96 g. AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Alpine Swift — taxon author citation (P6507): (Linnaeus, 1758). wikidata.org.

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11w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Taxon synonym → Apus melba

Litter size → 2

Diel cycle → diurnality

Taxon rank → species

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