Brazza's Martin
Phedinopsis brazzae(Oustalet, J-FÉ, 1886)
English (US) Brazza's Martin
The Brazza's Martin (Phedinopsis brazzae) 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: locally along rivers of southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northeastern Angola (Lunda)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Phedinopsis brazzae
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brazza's Martin
- Described by
- (Oustalet, J-FÉ, 1886)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Phedina Brazzae
- Described by
- (Oustalet, J-FÉ, 1886)
- Type locality
- Ganciu; i. e. Nganchu, middle Congo River.
- Original description
- Le Naturaliste 8 p.300
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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