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| - | {{stub}} | + | [[Image:Eurasian_Crag_Martin.jpg|thumb|520px|right|Photo by {{user|Ragna|Ragna}} <br /> [[Extremadura]], [[Spain]]]] |
| - | [[Category:Ptyonoprogne]] | + | |
| | ;[[:Category:Ptyonoprogne|Ptyonoprogne]] rupestris | | ;[[:Category:Ptyonoprogne|Ptyonoprogne]] rupestris |
| | ''Hirundo rupestris'' | | ''Hirundo rupestris'' |
| - | [[Image:Eurasian_Crag_Martin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Ragna <br>Photographed: Extremadura Spain]] | |
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| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | + | 14-15cm. |
| | + | *Brown upperparts |
| | + | *Buff underparts (no breast band) |
| | + | *Square tail has white spots |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| | + | Widely distributed from [[Europe]] to [[Asia]], [[Arabia]] and [[India]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | + | [[Image:15855crag-martin.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Seyed+Babak+Mus|Seyed Babak Mus}}<br />Bazangan lake, NE [[Iran]], August 2005]] |
| | Previously in genus [[:Category:Hirundo|''Hirundo'']]. | | Previously in genus [[:Category:Hirundo|''Hirundo'']]. |
| | + | |
| | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | + | Rocky outcrops, cliffs and alpine villages. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | ====Diet==== |
| | + | The diet includes insects which are hawked aerially. |
| | + | ====Breeding==== |
| | + | Its nest is built from mud and is placed under overhanging cliffs. The clutch consists of 3-5 eggs. |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}##Collins Field Guide 5th Edition ISBN 0 00 219900 9 |
| | + | #Wikipedia |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|martin+rupestris}} | | {{GSearch|martin+rupestris}} |
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| - | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ptyonoprogne]] |
Revision as of 18:12, 10 July 2011
- Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Hirundo rupestris
Identification
14-15cm.
- Brown upperparts
- Buff underparts (no breast band)
- Square tail has white spots
Distribution
Widely distributed from Europe to Asia, Arabia and India.
Taxonomy
Previously in genus Hirundo.
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Rocky outcrops, cliffs and alpine villages.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects which are hawked aerially.
Breeding
Its nest is built from mud and is placed under overhanging cliffs. The clutch consists of 3-5 eggs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition ISBN 0 00 219900 9
- Wikipedia
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