noun
house swift
A species of swift (Apus nipalensis) found in parts of Asia. In Japanese, the name is typically written in katakana as ヒメアマツバメ.
ヒメアマツバメは東南アジアでよく見られる鳥です。
The house swift is a bird commonly seen in Southeast Asia.
Standard katakana spelling for this bird species.
Kanji spelling is rare; the bird name is usually written in katakana.
Compound of 姫 (hime, 'princess; small and elegant') + 雨燕 (amatsubame, 'swift'). The name likely refers to its smaller size compared to other swifts.