Red-throated Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne rufigula(Fischer, GA; Reichenow, A, 1884)
English (US) Red-throated Rock Martin
The Red-throated Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne rufigula) 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 rufigula
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Red-throated Rock Martin
- Described by
- (Fischer, GA; Reichenow, A, 1884)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Ptyonoprogne rufigula pusilla
- Ptyonoprogne rufigula rufigula
- Ptyonoprogne rufigula bansoensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cotyle rufigula
- Described by
- (Fischer, GA; Reichenow, A, 1884)
- Type locality
- Lake Naivasha.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 32, no.165 p.53
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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