Brazza's Martin (Phedinopsis brazzae)

Other Scientific Names
Phedinopsis brazzae [Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993)]

Other Names (World)
Brazza's Martin, Congo Martin, Brazza's Swallow

Family
Hirundinidae (Swallows And Martins)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Oustalet, 1886)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, inland wetlands.

Range (Guide)

Angola (B), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B).

Southern PRCongo, southern DRCongo and north-eastern Angola (northern Lunda Norte).

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) and increasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Brazza's Martin (Phedinopsis brazzae) [XC761419]
by id from Kassongue (near Sanjamba), Cassongue, Kwanza-Sul, Angola (song, subsong)

Brazza's Martin (Phedinopsis brazzae) [XC761418]
by Wayne Paes from Kassongue (near Sanjamba), Cassongue, Kwanza-Sul, Angola (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Sometimes placed in a monotypic genus Phedinopsis and occasionally in Riparia. Close relationship with Mascarene Martin (Phedina borbonica), with which it forms a superspecies.

References
See References.

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