Caribbean Martin
Progne dominicensis(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Caribbean Martin
The Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis) 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: West Indies (except Cuba and Isla de la Juventud); TobagoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Progne dominicensis
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Caribbean Martin
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo dominicensis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Hispaniola.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.1025
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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