Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel(Gould, J, 1842)
English (US) Fairy Martin
The Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Hirundinidae (Swallows) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: mainland Australia (except southwestern deserts); some winter in northern AustraliaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Petrochelidon ariel
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fairy Martin
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1842)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Collocalia Ariel
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1842)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.10, no.117 p.132
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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