Caribbean Martin - Revision history

Njlarsen: captions

2010-12-01T00:32:20Z

captions

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-	[[Image:Caribbean_Martin.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by {{user\|obasanmi\|obasanmi}}<br/ >Photo taken: Arnos Vale, [[Tobago]]]]	+	[[Image:Caribbean_Martin.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Female colored bird. Photo by {{user\|obasanmi\|obasanmi}}<br/ >Photo taken: Arnos Vale, [[Tobago]]]]
	;[[:Category:Progne\|Progne]] dominicensis		;[[:Category:Progne\|Progne]] dominicensis

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	Juveniles are almost identical to females, but if newly fledged retain a yellow side to the bill.		Juveniles are almost identical to females, but if newly fledged retain a yellow side to the bill.
	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
-	[[Image:CaribbeanMartin mod.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Photo by {{user\|raulqc\|raulqc}}<br />Vieques, [[Puerto Rico]], June 2007]]	+	[[Image:CaribbeanMartin mod.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Male colored bird. Photo by {{user\|raulqc\|raulqc}}<br />Vieques, [[Puerto Rico]], June 2007]]
	Found from [[Jamaica]] and [[Hispaniola]] east and then south through the [[Lesser Antilles]] to [[Tobago]] but not [[Trinidad]]. It is mostly absent from this area during October through December, presumably migrating to northern [[South America]] ([[Venezuela]] to the [[Guianas]]). In January more likely to be seen in wandering flocks than at breeding location.		Found from [[Jamaica]] and [[Hispaniola]] east and then south through the [[Lesser Antilles]] to [[Tobago]] but not [[Trinidad]]. It is mostly absent from this area during October through December, presumably migrating to northern [[South America]] ([[Venezuela]] to the [[Guianas]]). In January more likely to be seen in wandering flocks than at breeding location.
	==Taxonomy==		==Taxonomy==

Deliatodd-18346: Flight photo. Minor text adjustments.

2010-10-13T18:30:09Z

Flight photo. Minor text adjustments.

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	Juveniles are almost identical to females, but if newly fledged retain a yellow side to the bill.		Juveniles are almost identical to females, but if newly fledged retain a yellow side to the bill.
	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
		+	[[Image:CaribbeanMartin mod.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Photo by {{user\|raulqc\|raulqc}}<br />Vieques, [[Puerto Rico]], June 2007]]
	Found from [[Jamaica]] and [[Hispaniola]] east and then south through the [[Lesser Antilles]] to [[Tobago]] but not [[Trinidad]]. It is mostly absent from this area during October through December, presumably migrating to northern [[South America]] ([[Venezuela]] to the [[Guianas]]). In January more likely to be seen in wandering flocks than at breeding location.		Found from [[Jamaica]] and [[Hispaniola]] east and then south through the [[Lesser Antilles]] to [[Tobago]] but not [[Trinidad]]. It is mostly absent from this area during October through December, presumably migrating to northern [[South America]] ([[Venezuela]] to the [[Guianas]]). In January more likely to be seen in wandering flocks than at breeding location.
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	==Taxonomy==		==Taxonomy==
	This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M\|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References\|[1]]]</sup>.		This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M\|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References\|[1]]]</sup>.
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	In [[Dominica]] primarily seen along the coast, both breeding in towns and on rocky cliffs. Elsewhere also found along freshwater bodies.		In [[Dominica]] primarily seen along the coast, both breeding in towns and on rocky cliffs. Elsewhere also found along freshwater bodies.

		+	During the day in Barbados they may be found along the coast as well as inland in pastures and fields and often seen perched in large numbers along high tension wires. On evenings, they can be seen in large numbers perched on the side of tall buildings.
	==Behaviour==		==Behaviour==
-	3-6 eggs are laid, and incubated for 15 days; the young fledge 26-27 days later.	+	====Breeding====
-		+	Fairly common breeding resident in the West Indies from January through to September. The 3-6 eggs are incubated for 15 days; the young fledge 26-27 days later.
		+	====Diet====
	The diet includes insects.		The diet includes insects.
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-	Fairly common breeding resident in the West Indies, January through September. During the day the CARIBBEAN MARTIN in Barbados will be found along the coast as well as inland in pastures and fields and is often seen perched in large numbers along high tension wires. On evenings, they can be seen in large numbers perched on the side of tall buildings.
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	==References==		==References==
	#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Birdforum member personal observations		#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Birdforum member personal observations
	#{{Ref-Raffaeleetal03}}#[http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/home Neotropical birds portal]		#{{Ref-Raffaeleetal03}}#[http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/home Neotropical birds portal]
-	Wikipedia	+	#Wikipedia
		+	{{ref}}
	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.geocities.com/secaribbirds/idcaribbeangray-breastedmartin.html An identification essay comparing Caribbean Martin with [[Gray-breasted Martin]]]		*[http://www.geocities.com/secaribbirds/idcaribbeangray-breastedmartin.html An identification essay comparing Caribbean Martin with [[Gray-breasted Martin]]]

JonathanFarmer-41754: /* Behaviour */

2010-08-24T19:47:19Z

Behaviour

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	The diet includes insects.		The diet includes insects.
		+
		+	Fairly common breeding resident in the West Indies, January through September. During the day the CARIBBEAN MARTIN in Barbados will be found along the coast as well as inland in pastures and fields and is often seen perched in large numbers along high tension wires. On evenings, they can be seen in large numbers perched on the side of tall buildings.

	==References==		==References==

Njlarsen: range, taxonomy, refs

2010-04-19T20:15:52Z

range, taxonomy, refs

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	Juveniles are almost identical to females, but if newly fledged retain a yellow side to the bill.		Juveniles are almost identical to females, but if newly fledged retain a yellow side to the bill.
	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
-	Found from [[Jamaica]] and [[Hispaniola]] east and then south through the [[Lesser Antilles]] to [[Tobago]] but not [[Trinidad]]. It is mostly absent from this area during October through December, presumably migrating to [[South America]]. In January more likely to be seen in wandering flocks than at breeding location.	+	Found from [[Jamaica]] and [[Hispaniola]] east and then south through the [[Lesser Antilles]] to [[Tobago]] but not [[Trinidad]]. It is mostly absent from this area during October through December, presumably migrating to northern [[South America]] ([[Venezuela]] to the [[Guianas]]). In January more likely to be seen in wandering flocks than at breeding location.

	==Taxonomy==		==Taxonomy==
-	This is a monotypic species.	+	This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M\|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References\|[1]]]</sup>.
	==Habitat==		==Habitat==
	In [[Dominica]] primarily seen along the coast, both breeding in towns and on rocky cliffs. Elsewhere also found along freshwater bodies.		In [[Dominica]] primarily seen along the coast, both breeding in towns and on rocky cliffs. Elsewhere also found along freshwater bodies.
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	==References==		==References==
		+	#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Birdforum member personal observations
		+	#{{Ref-Raffaeleetal03}}#[http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/home Neotropical birds portal]
	Wikipedia		Wikipedia
	==External Links==		==External Links==

Deliatodd-18346: User template added

2009-02-15T13:06:54Z

User template added

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-	[[Image:Caribbean_Martin.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by obasanmi.<br/ >Photo taken: Arnos Vale, [[Tobago]].]]	+	[[Image:Caribbean_Martin.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by {{user\|obasanmi\|obasanmi}}<br/ >Photo taken: Arnos Vale, [[Tobago]]]]
	;[[:Category:Progne\|Progne]] dominicensis		;[[:Category:Progne\|Progne]] dominicensis

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	Wikipedia		Wikipedia
	==External Links==		==External Links==
-	*[http://www.geocities.com/secaribbirds/idcaribbeangray-breastedmartin.html An identification essay comparing Caribbean Martin with Gray-breasted Martin]	+	*[http://www.geocities.com/secaribbirds/idcaribbeangray-breastedmartin.html An identification essay comparing Caribbean Martin with [[Gray-breasted Martin]]]

	{{GSearch\|Progne+dominicensis}}		{{GSearch\|Progne+dominicensis}}

	[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Progne]]		[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Progne]]

Wintibird at 18:42, 14 February 2009

2009-02-14T18:42:31Z

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-	;[[:Category:Progne\|Progne]] dominicensis
	[[Image:Caribbean_Martin.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by obasanmi.<br/ >Photo taken: Arnos Vale, [[Tobago]].]]		[[Image:Caribbean_Martin.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by obasanmi.<br/ >Photo taken: Arnos Vale, [[Tobago]].]]
		+	;[[:Category:Progne\|Progne]] dominicensis

	==Identification==		==Identification==

Deliatodd-18346: Deleted text replaced

2009-01-26T00:56:48Z

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	==Identification==		==Identification==
-	20 cm. Blue black upperparts, head and throat, white lower breast and belly, black flight-feathers and tail. '''Female''' - lighter upperpart.	+	A large swallow of about 20 cm (8 inches) with upperparts, head and throat blue-black, sharply demarcated from white lower breast and belly. Flight-feathers and tail tend to be more black then the rest of the upperparts.
		+
		+	Female tends to have lighter upperpart than the male, with a brown wash.
		+
		+	Juveniles are almost identical to females, but if newly fledged retain a yellow side to the bill.
	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
-	[[Jamaica]], [[Hispaniola]], [[Lesser Antilles]], [[Tobago]].	+	Found from [[Jamaica]] and [[Hispaniola]] east and then south through the [[Lesser Antilles]] to [[Tobago]] but not [[Trinidad]]. It is mostly absent from this area during October through December, presumably migrating to [[South America]]. In January more likely to be seen in wandering flocks than at breeding location.

	==Taxonomy==		==Taxonomy==
	This is a monotypic species.		This is a monotypic species.
	==Habitat==		==Habitat==
-	Coast, towns and on rocky cliffs, freshwater bodies.	+	In [[Dominica]] primarily seen along the coast, both breeding in towns and on rocky cliffs. Elsewhere also found along freshwater bodies.

	==Behaviour==		==Behaviour==

Kits at 14:20, 19 January 2009

2009-01-19T14:20:18Z

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	[[Image:Caribbean_Martin.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by obasanmi.<br/ >Photo taken: Arnos Vale, [[Tobago]].]]		[[Image:Caribbean_Martin.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by obasanmi.<br/ >Photo taken: Arnos Vale, [[Tobago]].]]

-	==Description==	+	==Identification==
-	A large swallow of about 20 cm (8 inches) with upperparts, head and throat blue-black, sharply demarcated from white lower breast and belly. Flight-feathers and tail tend to be more black then the rest of the upperparts. Female tends to have lighter upperpart than the male, with a brown wash. Juveniles are almost identical to females, but if newly fledged retain a yellow side to the bill.	+	20 cm. Blue black upperparts, head and throat, white lower breast and belly, black flight-feathers and tail. '''Female''' - lighter upperpart.
-	==Identification==	+
-	"to do"	+
	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
-	Found from [[Jamaica]] and [[Hispaniola]] east and then south through the [[Lesser Antilles]] to [[Tobago]] but not [[Trinidad]]. It is mostly absent from this area during October through December, presumably migrating to [[South America]]. In January more likely to be seen in wandering flocks than at breeding location.	+	[[Jamaica]], [[Hispaniola]], [[Lesser Antilles]], [[Tobago]].
		+
	==Taxonomy==		==Taxonomy==
	This is a monotypic species.		This is a monotypic species.
	==Habitat==		==Habitat==
-	In [[Dominica]] primarily seen along the coast, both breeding in towns and on rocky cliffs. Elsewhere also found along freshwater bodies.	+	Coast, towns and on rocky cliffs, freshwater bodies.
		+
		+	==Behaviour==
		+	3-6 eggs are laid, and incubated for 15 days; the young fledge 26-27 days later.
		+
		+	The diet includes insects.
		+
		+	==References==
		+	Wikipedia
	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.geocities.com/secaribbirds/idcaribbeangray-breastedmartin.html An identification essay comparing Caribbean Martin with Gray-breasted Martin]		*[http://www.geocities.com/secaribbirds/idcaribbeangray-breastedmartin.html An identification essay comparing Caribbean Martin with Gray-breasted Martin]
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	{{GSearch\|Progne+dominicensis}}		{{GSearch\|Progne+dominicensis}}

-	[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Progne]][[Category:Incomplete]]	+	[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Progne]]

Cnybirder at 15:35, 30 July 2008

2008-07-30T15:35:12Z

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-	;Progne dominicensis	+	;[[:Category:Progne\|Progne]] dominicensis
	[[Image:Caribbean_Martin.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by obasanmi.<br/ >Photo taken: Arnos Vale, [[Tobago]].]]		[[Image:Caribbean_Martin.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by obasanmi.<br/ >Photo taken: Arnos Vale, [[Tobago]].]]

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	"to do"		"to do"
	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
-	Caribbean Martin is found from [[Jamaica]] and [[Hispaniola]] east and then south through the [[Lesser Antilles]] to [[Tobago]] but not [[Trinidad]]. It is mostly absent from this area during October through December, presumably migrating to [[South America]]. In January more likely to be seen in wandering flocks than at breeding location.	+	Found from [[Jamaica]] and [[Hispaniola]] east and then south through the [[Lesser Antilles]] to [[Tobago]] but not [[Trinidad]]. It is mostly absent from this area during October through December, presumably migrating to [[South America]]. In January more likely to be seen in wandering flocks than at breeding location.
	==Taxonomy==		==Taxonomy==
-	Caribbean Martin is monotypic.	+	This is a monotypic species.
	==Habitat==		==Habitat==
	In [[Dominica]] primarily seen along the coast, both breeding in towns and on rocky cliffs. Elsewhere also found along freshwater bodies.		In [[Dominica]] primarily seen along the coast, both breeding in towns and on rocky cliffs. Elsewhere also found along freshwater bodies.
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	{{GSearch\|Progne+dominicensis}}		{{GSearch\|Progne+dominicensis}}

-	[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Incomplete]]	+	[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Progne]][[Category:Incomplete]]

Jthoppes: spelling, template

2007-09-30T22:46:47Z

spelling, template

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	;Progne dominicensis		;Progne dominicensis
-	[[Image:Caribbean_Martin.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by obasanmi]]	+	[[Image:Caribbean_Martin.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by obasanmi.<br/ >Photo taken: Arnos Vale, [[Tobago]].]]
-	==Identification==	+
-	Photographed: Arnos Vale, [[Tobago]].	+
	==Description==		==Description==
	A large swallow of about 20 cm (8 inches) with upperparts, head and throat blue-black, sharply demarcated from white lower breast and belly. Flight-feathers and tail tend to be more black then the rest of the upperparts. Female tends to have lighter upperpart than the male, with a brown wash. Juveniles are almost identical to females, but if newly fledged retain a yellow side to the bill.		A large swallow of about 20 cm (8 inches) with upperparts, head and throat blue-black, sharply demarcated from white lower breast and belly. Flight-feathers and tail tend to be more black then the rest of the upperparts. Female tends to have lighter upperpart than the male, with a brown wash. Juveniles are almost identical to females, but if newly fledged retain a yellow side to the bill.
-	==Distribution and Taxonomy==	+	==Identification==
-	Caribbean Martin is found from [[Jamaica]] and [[Hispanola]] east and then south through the [[Lesser Antilles]] to [[Tobago]] but not [[Trinidad]]. It is mostly absent from this area during October through December, presumably migrating to [[South America]]. In January more likely to be seen in wandering flocks than at breeding location. Caribbean Martin is monotypic.	+	"to do"
		+	==Distribution==
		+	Caribbean Martin is found from [[Jamaica]] and [[Hispaniola]] east and then south through the [[Lesser Antilles]] to [[Tobago]] but not [[Trinidad]]. It is mostly absent from this area during October through December, presumably migrating to [[South America]]. In January more likely to be seen in wandering flocks than at breeding location.
		+	==Taxonomy==
		+	Caribbean Martin is monotypic.
	==Habitat==		==Habitat==
	In [[Dominica]] primarily seen along the coast, both breeding in towns and on rocky cliffs. Elsewhere also found along freshwater bodies.		In [[Dominica]] primarily seen along the coast, both breeding in towns and on rocky cliffs. Elsewhere also found along freshwater bodies.
	==External Links==		==External Links==
		+	*[http://www.geocities.com/secaribbirds/idcaribbeangray-breastedmartin.html An identification essay comparing Caribbean Martin with Gray-breasted Martin]
		+
	{{GSearch\|Progne+dominicensis}}		{{GSearch\|Progne+dominicensis}}

-	[[Category:Birds]]	+	[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Incomplete]]
-	*[http://www.geocities.com/secaribbirds/idcaribbeangray-breastedmartin.html An identification essay comparing Caribbean Martin with Gray-breasted Martin]	+