Cuban Martin (Progne cryptoleuca)

Family
Hirundinidae (Swallows And Martins)

Size
18 - 19.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Baird, 1865

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Aruba, Cuba, Netherlands Antilles, USA.

Breeds Cuba (including Cayo Romano) and I of Pines. Non-breeding range unknown, probably in South America.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Cuban Martin (Progne cryptoleuca) [XC411601]
by Nils Navarro from Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba (song)

Cuban Martin (Progne cryptoleuca) [XC631939]
by id from Puerto Esperanza, Vi\u00f1ales, Pinar del R\u00edo, Cuba (call, duet, flight call, song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with all other members of genus except Brown-chested Martin (Progne tapera). Has been variously considered a subspecies of Purple Martin (Progne subis) or of Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis). Sometimes merged with Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis) and Sinaloa Martin (Progne sinaloae) as a single species.

References
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