Grey-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea - Hirondelle chalybée
Systematics
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family:
Hirundinidés
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Genus:
Progne
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Species:
chalybea
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 18 cm
- Wingspan: -
- Weight: 33 à 50 g
Geographic range
Identification
Grey-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.
Subspecific information 3 subspecies
- Progne chalybea chalybea (e Mexico through n South America)
- Progne chalybea warneri (w Mexico)
- Progne chalybea macrorhamphus (c and sc South America)
Foreign names
- Hirondelle chalybée,
- Golondrina pechigrís,
- andorinha-grande,
- Graubrustschwalbe,
- szürkemellű bíborfecske,
- Grijsborstpurperzwaluw,
- Rondine pettogrigio,
- gråbröstad storsvala,
- Gråbrystsvale,
- lastovička sivoprsá,
- jiřička neotropická,
- Gråbrystet Svale,
- harmaasinipääsky,
- oreneta pitgrisa,
- jaskółczak szarogardły,
- Серогрудая лесная ласточка,
- ハイムネムラサキツバメ,
- 灰胸崖燕,
- 灰腰崖燕,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- Birds of Venezuela, Steven L. Hilty
- Birds of Colombia, Steven L. Hilty and William L. Brown
- Birds of Northern South America, an identification guide, Robin Restall, Clemencia Rodner, Miguel Lentino
- Swallows and Martins, Angela Turner
- Vol. 9 - Handbook of the Birds of the world, Josep del Hoyo - Andrew Elliot - David Christie
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- ARKive, Christopher Parsons
- BirdLife International, BirdLife International
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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