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  • Synonyms Malay House-Swift, Malay House Swift
  • Old latin name for bird Cypselus affinis, Cypselus nipalensis, Apus affinis

House Swiftbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Thailand
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Phil Gregory
    Indonesia
  • 3.
    Call, © Greg Irving
    Thailand
  • 4.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Thailand
  • 5.
    Call, © Sander Pieterse
    Malaysia
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Marc Anderson
    Malaysia
  • 7.
    Call, flight call, © Joost van Bruggen
    Malaysia
  • 8.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Malaysia
  • 9.
    ?, © Anthony Wong
    Malaysia
  • 10.
    Flight call, © Marc Anderson
    Malaysia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see House Swift

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion also s Japan

House Swift subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Apus nipalensis furcatusJava and Bali-No
Apus nipalensis kuntziTaiwan-No
Apus nipalensis nipalensisHimalayas to Japan and se China s to Myanmar, se Asia and Philippines-No
Apus nipalensis subfurcatusMalay Pen. to Sumatra, Borneo and satellites-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
BelarusianДамавы свіргуль
BulgarianДомашен бързолет
Catalanfalciot oriental
Chinese小白腰雨燕, 小雨燕
Chinese (Traditional)小雨燕, 小雨燕 〔小白腰雨燕,家雨燕〕, 小白腰雨燕
Croatianbjelogrla čiopa
Czechrorýs domácí, rorýs indočínský
DanishKlippesejler
DutchNepalese Gierzwaluw, Huisgierzwaluw, Grote Huisgierzwaluw
EsperantoNepala apuso
Estoniankodupiiritaja (kodu-piirpääsuke), Kodupiiritaja
Finnishidänpikkukiitäjä
FrenchMartinet malais
GalicianCirrio malaio
GermanMalaiensegler, Haussegler
GreekΣπιτoσταχτάρα
Hungariannepáli sarlósfecske
IndonesianKapinis rumah, Burung Kapinis Rumah
IrishGabhlán gaoithe tí
ItalianRondone delle case
Japaneseヒメアマツバメ
Korean쇠칼새
LatvianMājas svīre
Lithuanianmalajinis čiurlys
MalayLayang-Layang Rumah, Burung Layang-layang Rumah
Nepaliफिरफिरे घरगाÄथली
Norwegianhusseiler
Norwegian NynorskHusseglar
Polishjerzyk nepalski
PortugueseAndorinhão-oriental, andorinhão-doméstico
RussianСтриж домовой, Домовый стриж, Домовой стриж
SerbianKućna čiopa
Slovakdážďovník domový
SlovenianDomači hudournik
SpanishVencejo Moro, Vencejo oriental
Swedishhusseglare
TamilNattu Uzhavaran
Thaiนกแอ่นบ้าน
TurkishDoğu Küçük Ebabili
Ukrainianсерпокрилець непальський
VietnameseChim Yến cằm trắng, Chim Yến Malaysia, Yến cằm trắng
WelshCoblyn y tai