Large Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula)

Other Names (World)
Large Rock Martin, Guadalcanal Thicketbird, Melanesian Thicketbird, Bismarck Thicketbird (grosvenori), Bismarck Thicket-warbler (grosvenori), Bismarck Warbler (grosvenori), New Britain Thicketbird (grosvenori), New Britain Thicket-warbler (grosvenori), New Britain Warbler (grosvenori), Whiteman Mountains Thicketbird, Whiteman Mountains Thicket-warbler, Whiteman Mountains Warbler, Bougainville Thicketbird (llaneae), Bougainville Thicket-warbler (llaneae), Solomons Thicketbird (turipavae), New Hebrides Thicketbird (whitneyi)

Family
Hirundinidae (Swallows And Martins)

Size
11 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lichtenstein, 1842

Range (Guide)

Southern Namibia, Botswana and western South Africa. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Rock Martin (Hirundo fuligula).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (29)...)

Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [XC517362]
by Cedric Mroczko from Rock wall, Chita Forest, southern Udzungwa Scarp (btw Funo and Suni camps), Tanzania (call)

Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula) [XC516839]
by Peter Boesman from Suni camp, Chita Forest, southern Udzungwa Scarp, Tanzania (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Large Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula) - 10 files

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