Southern Crag-Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula (Lichtenstein, MHC 1842)
The rock martin is a small passerine bird in the swallow family that is resident in central and southern Africa. It breeds mainly in the mountains, but also at lower altitudes, especially in rocky areas and around towns, and, unlike most swallows, it is often found far from water. It is 12–15 cm (4.7–5.9 in) long, with mainly brown plumage, paler-toned on the upper breast and underwing coverts, and with white "windows" on the spread tail in flight. The sexes are similar in appearance, but juveniles have pale fringes to the upperparts and flight feathers. The former northern subspecies are smaller, paler, and whiter-throated than southern African forms, and are now usually split as a separate species, the pale crag martin. The rock martin hunts along cliff faces for flying insects using a slow flight with much gliding. Its call is a soft twitter. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Hirundinidae
Genus:
Ptyonoprogne
Scientific:
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Original description
Citation:
(Lichtenstein, MHC 1842)
Reference:
Verz. Samml. Säugeth. Vög. Kaffernlande
Protonym:
Hirundo fuligula
Type locality:
Kaffirland, = Grahamstown, Cape Province, by designation of Roberts, 1922.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29119840
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
21E0ADE5BBC39F57
Avibase ID:
avibase-21E0ADE5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/21E0ADE5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916669
Geographic range:
- Ptyonoprogne fuligula fuligula: southern Namibia, Botswana, and western South Africa
- Ptyonoprogne fuligula anderssoni: northern and southwestern Angola and northern and central Namibia
- Ptyonoprogne fuligula pretoriae: southwestern Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique to eastern South Africa
Southern Crag-Martin
German:
Steinschwalbe
Spanish:
Avión isabel meridional
French:
Hirondelle isabelline
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rock Martin [fuligula, anderssoni or pretoriae] ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula, anderssoni or pretoriae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Rock Martin [fuligula] ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Rock Martin [fuligula, anderssoni or pretoriae] ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula, anderssoni or pretoriae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Rock Martin [nominate] ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Rock Martin [nominate] ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rock Martin [nominate] ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rock Martin [nominate] ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Large Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Large Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Large Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Large Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Large Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Large Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Large Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Large Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Large Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Large Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Large Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2024: Southern Crag-Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Rock Martin (Rock) ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.53: Rock Martin (Rock) ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.54: Rock Martin (Rock) ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.55: Rock Martin (Rock) ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2015: Rock Martin (Rock) ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2016: Rock Martin (Rock) ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2017: Rock Martin (Rock) ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2018: Rock Martin (Rock) ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2019: Rock Martin (Large) ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2021: Rock Martin (Large) ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2022: Rock Martin (Large) ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2023: Rock Martin (Large) ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2024: Southern Crag-Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Large Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Large Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Large Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Large Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Ptyonoprogne [fuligula or rufigula]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Kransswael (Groot)
Arabic: خطاف الصخر [fuligula Group]
Azerbaijani: Kiçik dağ qaranquşu [fuligula qrupu]
Bulgarian: Африканска лястовица [Група fuligula]
Czech: břehule hnědá [skupina fuligula]
Danish: Bleg Klippesvale
German: Steinschwalbe, Steinschwalbe [fuligula-Gruppe]
Greek: Ερημοχελίδονο [fuligula ομάδα], Ερημοχελίδονο [fuligula]
English: Large Rock Martin, Rock Martin (Large), Rock Martin (Rock), Rock Martin [fuligula, anderssoni or pretoriae], Rock Martin [fuligula], Rock Martin [nominate], Southern Crag-Martin
English, HBW: Large Rock Martin
English (IOC): Pale Crag Martin (Large)
English (United States): Rock Martin (Large)
Esperanto: Malhela rokhirundo
Spanish: Avión Isabel (grande), Avión isabel meridional, Avión Isabelino (grande), Avión isabelino [Grupo fuligula]
Spanish (Spain): Avión isabel (grande), Avión isabelino (grande)
Spanish (HBW): Avión isabelino [Grupo fuligula]
French: Hirondelle isabelline, Hirondelle isabelline (fuligula), Hirondelle isabelline [fuligula, anderssoni ou pretoriae], Hirondelle isabelline [fuligula], Hirondelle isabelline [nominate]
Hebrew: סנונית מדבר (גדולה)
Hungarian: Sivatagi szirtifescke [fuligula csoport]
Icelandic: Steinsvala [fuligula hópur]
Japanese (romaji): afurikachairotsubame (fuligula guru-pu)
Japanese: アフリカチャイロツバメ（fuligula グループ）
Scientific: Hirundo fuligula, Ptyonoprogne fuligula, Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula Group], Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula, anderssoni or pretoriae], Ptyonoprogne fuligula [fuligula], Ptyonoprogne fuligula fuligula
Lithuanian: Afrikinė uolinė kregždė [fuligula grupė]
Dutch: Vale Rotszwaluw (fuligula groep)
Norwegian: ravinesvale (fuligula gr.)
Polish: jaskółka blada [gr. fuligula]
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-isabel [grupo fuligula]
Russian: Горная ласточка [группа fuligula]
Slovak: lastovička previsová (skup.)
Slovenian: Afriška skalna lastovka [fuligula]
Serbian: Istočna gorska lasta [fuligula grupa]
Swedish: afrikansk klippsvala [gruppen fuligula]
Turkish: Küçük kaya kırlangıcı [fuligula grubu]
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