Progne [subis, dominicensis, cryptoleuca, sinaloae, chalybea, modesta, murphyi or elegans] (Purple, Caribbean, Cuban, Sinaloa, Grey-breasted, Galapagos, Southern or Elegant Martin)

Purple, Caribbean, Cuban, Sinaloa, Grey-breasted, Galapagos, Southern or Elegant Martin

Progne [subis, dominicensis, cryptoleuca, sinaloae, chalybea, modesta, murphyi or elegans] (= Progne subis) (Linnaeus, C 1758)

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Hirundinidae
Genus:
   Progne
Scientific:
  Progne subis

Original description

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.192

Protonym:
Hirundo subis

Type locality:
Hudson Bay.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/212/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
4CBDE1FA355C1800

Avibase ID:
avibase-4CBDE1FA

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4CBDE1FA

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178464

Geographic range:

Progne subis subis: southern Canada to highlands of central Mexico; winters to Brazil
Progne subis arboricola: mountains of western North America
Progne subis hesperia: southwestern Arizona to northwestern Mexico (Sonora), southern Baja California, including Isla Tiburón (Gulf of California)
Progne cryptoleuca: Cuba including Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Pines; south of western Cuba)
Progne dominicensis: West Indies (except Cuba and Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Pines; south of western Cuba); Tobago
Progne sinaloae: breeds Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico; winter range unknown
Progne chalybea chalybea: eastern Mexico (southern Tamaulipas) to northern Argentina and Brazil
Progne chalybea macrorhamphus: eastern Bolivia and eastern Brazil to Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina
Progne chalybea warneri: coastal western Mexico (Sinaloa to Chiapas)
Progne modesta: Galapagos
Progne murphyi: coastal Peru (Piura southward to Ica), rarely to northern Chile (Arica)
Progne elegans: Bolivia to Uruguay and Argentina; winters to north to Colombia
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Purple, Caribbean, Cuban, Sinaloa, Grey-breasted, Galapagos, Southern or Elegant Martin
French:
Hirondelle noire, à ventre blanc, de Cuba, du Sinaloa, chalybée, sombre, de Murphy ou gracieuse

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Purple, Caribbean, Cuban, Sinaloa, Grey-breasted, Galapagos, Southern or Elegant Martin ( Progne [subis, dominicensis, cryptoleuca, sinaloae, chalybea, modesta, murphyi or elegans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Purple, Caribbean, Cuban, Sinaloa, Grey-breasted, Galapagos, Southern or Elegant Martin ( Progne [subis, dominicensis, cryptoleuca, sinaloae, chalybea, modesta, murphyi or elegans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Purple, Caribbean, Cuban, Sinaloa, Grey-breasted, Galapagos, Southern or Elegant Martin ( Progne [subis, dominicensis, cryptoleuca, sinaloae, chalybea, modesta, murphyi or elegans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Purple, Caribbean, Cuban, Sinaloa, Grey-breasted, Galapagos, Southern or Elegant Martin ( Progne [subis, dominicensis, cryptoleuca, sinaloae, chalybea, modesta, murphyi or elegans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Purple, Caribbean, Cuban, Sinaloa, Grey-breasted, Galapagos, Southern or Elegant Martin ( Progne [subis, dominicensis, cryptoleuca, sinaloae, chalybea, modesta, murphyi or elegans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Purple, Caribbean, Cuban, Sinaloa, Grey-breasted, Galapagos, Southern or Elegant Martin ( Progne [subis, dominicensis, cryptoleuca, sinaloae, chalybea, modesta, murphyi or elegans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Purple, Caribbean, Cuban, Sinaloa, Grey-breasted, Galapagos, Southern or Elegant Martin ( Progne [subis, dominicensis, cryptoleuca, sinaloae, chalybea, modesta, murphyi or elegans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Purple, Caribbean, Cuban, Sinaloa, Grey-breasted, Galapagos, Southern or Elegant Martin ( Progne [subis, dominicensis, cryptoleuca, sinaloae, chalybea, modesta, murphyi or elegans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Purple, Caribbean, Cuban, Sinaloa, Grey-breasted, Galapagos, Southern or Elegant Martin ( Progne [subis, dominicensis, cryptoleuca, sinaloae, chalybea, modesta, murphyi or elegans])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Czech: jiřička bělobřichá
Danish: Caribersvale
German: Dominikanerschwalbe
English: Purple, Caribbean, Cuban, Sinaloa, Grey-breasted, Galapagos, Southern or Elegant Martin
Spanish: Golondrina Caribeña
Spanish (Argentine): Golondrina purpúrea
Spanish (Colombia): Golondrina Cubana
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Golondrina Grande
Spanish (Mexico): Golondrina sinaloense
Spanish (Venezuela): Golondrina Caribeña
Estonian: antilli türkiispääsuke
Finnish: karibiansinipääsky
French: Hirondelle à ventre blanc, Hirondelle noire, à ventre blanc, de Cuba, du Sinaloa, chalybée, sombre, de Murphy ou gracieuse
Guadeloupean Creole French: Hirondelle
Haitian Creole French: Irondèl nwa
Hungarian: karibi bíborfecske
Italian: Rondine dei Caraibi
Japanese (romaji): kyuabamurasakitsubame
Japanese: シロハラムラサキツバメ
Scientific: Hirundo dominicensis, Hirundo subis, Progne [subis, dominicensis, cryptoleuca, sinaloae, chalybea, modesta, murphyi or elegans], Progne dominicensis, Progne subis, Progne subis subis
Lithuanian: Karibinė miškinė kregždė
Dutch: Caribische Purperzwaluw
Norwegian: Karibsvale
Polish: jaskólczak antylski
Russian: Доминиканская лесная ласточка
Slovak: lastovička antilská
Swedish: Karibisk storsvala
Ukrainian: Щурик пурпуровий
Chinese: 加勒比崖燕
Chinese (Traditional): 加勒比崖燕