Peruvian Martin
Progne murphyiChapman, FM, 1925
English (US) Peruvian Martin
The Peruvian Martin (Progne murphyi) 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: coastal Peru (Piura southward to Ica), rarely to northern Chile (Arica)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Progne murphyi
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Peruvian Martin
- Described by
- Chapman, FM, 1925
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Chapman, FM, 1925
- Type locality
- cliffs near Talara, coast of northwestern Peru.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.187 p.6
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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