Eurasian Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris - Hirondelle de rochers

Hirondelle de rochers
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Hirundinidés

  • Genus
    :

    Ptyonoprogne

  • Species
    :

    rupestris

Descriptor

Scopoli, 1769

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 15 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 20 à 22 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Hirondelle de rochers
adult
Hirondelle de rochers
adult

Eurasian Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Hirondelle de rochers,
  • Avión roquero,
  • andorinha-das-rochas-comum,
  • Felsenschwalbe,
  • szirtifecske,
  • Rotszwaluw,
  • Rondine montana,
  • klippsvala,
  • Klippesvale,
  • lastovička skalná,
  • břehule skalní,
  • Klippesvale,
  • kalliopääsky,
  • roquerol eurasiàtic,
  • Bjargsvala,
  • jaskółka skalna,
  • klinšu čurkste,
  • skalna lastovka,
  • Скальная ласточка,
  • チャイロツバメ,
  • 岩燕,
  • 岩燕,

Voice song and cries

Hirondelle de rochers
juvenile

Habitat

Hirondelle de rochers
adult

Shrubland : Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Hirondelle de rochers
published: - Updated: 18-04-2004
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