Southern Martin (Progne elegans)

Other Names (World)
Southern Martin, Elegant Martin

Family
Hirundinidae (Swallows And Martins)

Size
17 - 20.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
S. F. Baird, 1865

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, grassland, shrubland. From sea-level - 2,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Bolivia (B), Brazil (NB), Colombia (NB), Panama (NB), Paraguay (B), Peru (NB), Uruguay (B).

Breeds in southern Bolivia (southern from central Cochabamba and western Santa Cruz) and much of Argentina (generally south to Chubut); migrates north to western Amazonia.

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 (2011).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Southern Martin (Progne elegans) [XC706286]
by Fernando Igor de Godoy from Reserva Paraba Frente Roja (Armonia), Departamento de Cochabamba, Bolivia (call)

Southern Martin (Progne elegans) [XC396792]
by Rosendo Fraga from Peninsula Valdes, Chubut, Argentina (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Progne modesta (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Galapagos Martin (Progne modesta), Peruvian Martin (Progne murphyi) and Southern Martin (Progne elegans) following SACC (2005).

Forms a superspecies with others of genus apart from Brown-chested Martin (Progne tapera). Sometimes treated as subspecies of Galapagos Martin (Progne modesta). Hybrids with Grey-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea) recorded in north-western Argentina.

References
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