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
Citation:
(Lichtenstein, MHC 1842)
Reference:
Verz. Samml. Säugeth. Vög. Kaffernlande
Protonym:
Hirundo fuligula
Avibase ID:
A116A583946051DE
Avibase ID:
avibase-A116A583
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A116A583
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916669
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Hirondelle isabelline ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Hirondelle isabelline ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: African Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: African Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: African Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): African Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: African Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Ptyonoprogne fuligula [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Ptyonoprogne fuligula [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ptyonoprogne fuligula [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Rock Martin ( Hirundo fuligula) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Rock Martin ( Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hirundo fuligula [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ptyonoprogne fuligula [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Ptyonoprogne [fuligula or obsoleta]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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