Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris(Scopoli, GA, 1769)
English (US) Eurasian Crag Martin
The Eurasian Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) 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: breeds southern Palearctic to central Asia; winters to Arabia and IndiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eurasian Crag Martin
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1769)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo rupestris
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1769)
- Type locality
- Tirol.
- Original description
- Annus I Historico-naturalis. Descriptiones avium musei proprii earumque rariorum, quas vidit in vivario Augustiss. Imperatorus, et museo excell. Comitis Francisci Annib. Turriani p.167
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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