Large Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1842)
English (US) Large Rock Martin
The Large Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula) 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.
- Scientific name
- Ptyonoprogne fuligula
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Large Rock Martin
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1842)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Ptyonoprogne fuligula pretoriae
- Ptyonoprogne fuligula anderssoni
- Ptyonoprogne fuligula fuligula
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo fuligula
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1842)
- Type locality
- Kaffirland, = Grahamstown, Cape Province, by designation of Roberts, 1922.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss einer Sammlung von Säugethieren und Vögeln aus dem Kaffernlande (etc.) p.18
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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