Order - Passeriformes
Family - Hirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
Family - Hirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
Pacific Swallow
Hirundo tahitica
洋燕 (yáng yàn) / 洋斑燕 (yáng bān yàn)
Malay : Layang-layang Biasa
Japanese : リュウキュウツバメ (ryūkyū tsubame)
Kanji 日語漢字 : 琉球燕
Taxonomy update for 2013
Hirundo tahitica is split into two species, with Hill Swallow
restricted to southern India and Sri Lanka, and Pacific Swallow
occurring widely in Southeast Asia (including the Andaman
Islands of India):
restricted to southern India and Sri Lanka, and Pacific Swallow
occurring widely in Southeast Asia (including the Andaman
Islands of India):
- Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
- Hill Swallow (Hirundo domicola)
Size : 13 cm; 11–16 g
Subspecies and Distribution
- Hirundo tahitica tahitica (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
- Society Islands (Moorea and Tahiti) - Hirundo tahitica javanica (Sparrman, 1789) – House Swallow
– Andaman Is, and from coastal Myanmar, S Thailand, S Cambodia and Cochinchina S to Sundas and Wallacea and E to Philippines. - Hirundo tahitica namiyei (Stejneger, 1887)
– Ryukyu Is (Nansei-shoto) and Taiwan. - Hirundo tahitica frontalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
– N & W New Guinea. - Hirundo tahitica ambiens (Mayr, 1934)
– New Britain, in Bismarck Archipelago. - Hirundo tahitica subfusca (Gould, 1856)
– New Ireland E through Solomons, New Caledonia and Vanuatu to Fiji and Tonga. - Hirundo tahitica albescens (Schodde & Mason, 1999)
– S & E New Guinea.
Date : 03 November 2018
Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak
Date : 27 May 2018
Location : Jeti Nelayan Kampung Sungai Ular, Daerah Bagan Datuk, Perak
Date : 19 May 2018
Location : Jeti Beting Beras Basah, Daerah Bagan Datuk, Perak
Date : 31 January 2018
Location : Seberang Perak Paddyfield, Daerah Perak Tengah, Perak
Date : 15 October 2017
Location : Jeti Nelayan Parit Jawa, Mukim Parit Jawa, Daerah Muar, Johor
Date : 10 June 2017
Location : Taman Negara Pahang (Sungai Relau), Merapoh, Daerah Lipis, Pahang
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