Taxonomy Profile: Tachymarptis melba (Linnaeus 1758)

Tachymarptis melba: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Apus melba
Linnaeus 1758
Hirundo melba
Linnaeus 1758
Common Name(s):
Alpine Swift []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Tachymarptis melba: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Apodiformes
Swifts |
Hummingbirds |
Family : Apodidae
Swifts |
Subfamily : Apodinae
Genus : Tachymarptis
Species : Tachymarptis melba
Alpine Swift |
Tachymarptis melba Direct Children(s):
Tachymarptis melba maximus
(Ogilvie-Grant 1907)
Tachymarptis melba melba
(Linnaeus 1758)
Tachymarptis melba: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes:
PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for:
Tachymarptis melba
Expert:
Richard C. Banks
Notes:
Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
Reference for:
Tachymarptis melba
Source(s):
Source:
IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)
Acquired:
2021-05-28
Notes:
Gill, F., and D. Donsker, eds. 2021. IOC World Bird List (v 11.1). doi: 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 May, 2021]
Reference for:
Tachymarptis melba
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2020.04.03
Acquired:
2020-04-07
Notes:
"Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Tachymarptis melba
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dickinson, Edward C., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-01-01 / 2003-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition
Page(s):
1039
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Publication Place:
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-691-11701-2/
Notes:
Reference for:
Tachymarptis melba
Author(s)/Editor(s):
American Ornithologists' Union
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1993-07-01 / 1994-04-08
Article/Chapter Title:
Thirty-ninth supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Auk, vol. 110, no. 3
Page(s):
675-682
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0004-8038
Notes:
Reference for:
Tachymarptis melba
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2006-01-01 / 2006-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
Page(s):
ix + 259
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Publication Place:
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-691-12827-8/
Notes:
Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset
Reference for:
Tachymarptis melba
Tachymarptis melba: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Incidental
Tachymarptis melba: Comments