Alpine Swift / Tachymarptis melba LC
- Synonyms White-bellied Swift
- Old latin name for bird Hirundo melba, Apus melba
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Where to see Alpine Swift
- Breeding region Africa, Eurasia, Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- China
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guadeloupe
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Holy See
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Niger
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Lucia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Alpine Swift subspecies (10)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tachymarptis melba africanus | Ethiopia to South Africa and sw Angola | - | No |
| Tachymarptis melba archeri | n Somalia, sw Arabia to Jordan and Israel | - | No |
| Tachymarptis melba bakeri | Sri Lanka | - | No |
| Tachymarptis melba dorabtatai | w India | - | No |
| Tachymarptis melba marjoriae | nc Namibia and nw South Africa | - | No |
| Tachymarptis melba maximus | Rwenzori Mts. (ne DR Congo and Uganda) | - | No |
| Tachymarptis melba melba | s Europe through Turkey to nw Iran | to c, w Africa | No |
| Tachymarptis melba nubifugus | Himalayas | - | No |
| Tachymarptis melba tuneti | Morocco through the Middle East and e to w Pakistan | - | No |
| Tachymarptis melba willsi | Madagascar | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аҦҟьааҭ, аШЬхажәүыс, аҦҟьаҭ, аШЬхажәүар |
| Afrikaans | Witpenswindswael |
| Albanian | Dejka gjoksbardhe, Dejka gjoksbardhë |
| Arabic | عوار, سمامة البية, سمامة الجبل |
| Armenian | [Spitakavor Mangaghatev ], Սպիտակափոր Մանգաղա և, Սպիտակափոր Մանգաղաթև, Սպիտակափոր մանգաղատև |
| Azerbaijani | Ağqarın (Açıqqarın) uzunqanad, Ağqarın uzunqanad, ağqarın oraqqanad, Açıqqarın uzunqanad |
| Basque | Malkar-sorbeltz, Ballester, Malkar-sorbeltza |
| Belarusian | Свіргуль белабрухі, Белабрухі свіргуль |
| Bengali | াাচড় ফাতাচ |
| Breton | Glaouer kof gwenn |
| Bulgarian | Алпийски бързолет, Белогръд бързолет |
| Catalan | Falzia reial, ballester comú, Ballester |
| Chinese | 高山雨燕 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 高山雨燕 |
| Chuvash | шур хырăмлă вĕршĕн |
| Croatian | Bijela Ciopa, bijela čiopa |
| Czech | rorýs velký |
| Danish | Alpesejler |
| Dutch | Alpengierzwaluw, Alpen gierzwaluw |
| Esperanto | Alpa apuso |
| Estonian | suurpiiritaja (suur-piirpääsuke), Suurpiiritaja, suurpiiritaja e. suur-piirpääsuke |
| Faroese | Alpusveimari |
| Finnish | Alppikirskuja, alppikiitäjä |
| French | Martinet alpin, Martinet à ventre blanc |
| Frisian | Alpengûlswel |
| Galician | Ballester, Andoriñón real, Andoriñon real, Anduriñón real |
| Georgian | მეკირიე, მეკირია, ან თეთრმუცელა ნამგალა |
| German | Alpensegler |
| Greek | Σκεπαρνάς, Βουνοσταχτάρα, Ασπροπετροχελίδονο |
| Hebrew | סיס הרים |
| Hungarian | havasi sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic | Alpasvölungur |
| Irish | Gabhlán Alpach, Gabhlán gaoithe alpach |
| Italian | Rondone maggiore, Rondone maggiore eurasiatico |
| Japanese | シロハラアマツバメ |
| Kazakh | Ақбауыр сұрқарлығыш, ақбауыр сұрқарлығаш, ақбауыр шулығаш, ақ бауыр қарлығаш, ақбауыр қарлығаш |
| Korean | 흰배칼새 |
| Latvian | Alpu svīre |
| Lithuanian | Baltapilvis alpinis ciurlys, baltapilvis alpinis čiurlys, Alpinis čiurlys, Baltagurklis čiurlys, Baltagurklis ciurlys |
| Luxembourgish | Alpesegler |
| Macedonian | Голема пишталка, Голема чиопа, голема пиштарка |
| Malagasy | Tsidisidina, Poadranofotsy, tsidintsidina, Fangalamoty |
| Malayalam | വെള്ളവയറൻ ശരപ്പക്ഷി, വെള്ള വയറന് ശരപ്പക്ഷി |
| Maltese | Rundun Zaqqu Bajda, Rundun Żaqqu Bajda |
| Manx | Gollan Alpagh |
| Nepali | बतासी गाÄथली |
| Northern Sami | Álpaleahttospálfu |
| Norwegian | alpeseiler |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Alpeseglar |
| Persian | بادخورک کوهی (شکمسفید), بادخورک کوهی , بادخورک کوهی |
| Polish | jerzyk alpejski, Jerzyk skalny, Jerzyk, jerzyk alpejski (jerzyk skalny) |
| Portuguese | andorinhão real, andorinhão-real |
| Romanian | Drepnea mare |
| Romansh | Randurel grond |
| Russian | Белобрюхий стриж, Стриж белобрюхий, Belobryukhy Strizh, Альпийский стриж, Стриж альпийский |
| Serbian | Бела (Велика) чиопа, velika čiopa, velika ciopa, Tachymarptis, Bela čiopa |
| Slovak | dážďovník skalný |
| Slovenian | planinski hudournik |
| Spanish | Vencejo real, Vencejo Alpino |
| Swahili | Teleka Tumbo-jeupe |
| Swedish | alpseglare |
| Tajik | досаки сафедшикам |
| Tamil | Malai Uzhavaran |
| Tsonga | Nkonjana |
| Tswana | Pêolwane |
| Turkish | Beyaz-karıntlı Sağan, Ak-karınlı Sağan, Ak Karınlı Ebabil, Ak Karınlı Sağan, Akkarınlı Sağan, Ak-karınlı Ebabil, Akkarınlı Saşan, ak karynly sağan |
| Turkmen | akgaryn atgarlawaç |
| Ukrainian | Білочеревий серпокрилець, серпокрилець білочеревий, Білочеревий стриж |
| Uzbek | оққорин узунқанот, оқ қоринли узунқанот |
| Welsh | Gwennol ddu'r Alpau, Coblyn ddu'r Alpau |
| Xhosa | Ihlabankomo |