Martin ID from Pakistan (1 Viewer)

[Azan Khan]

Hi. I just wanted to confirm if this is a Dusky Crag Martin. This species is range restricted to extreme SE Pakistan (Runn Of Kutch, Sindh). The following bird was recorded at Lahore (Punjab) in June 2021, over a thousand kilometres northwards from its known range in Pakistan. No other martin species is as dark as Dusky Crag Martin in Pakistan.
Other Martin's species occuring in Pakistan include: Grey-throated/Plain Martin (Riparia chinensis), Sand Martin (Riparia riparia), Pale Martin (Riparia diluta), Eurasian Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) and Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula).

Your valuable input is requested regarding its identification.

Kind regards,
Azan

 

[mummymonkey]

Hi Azan.
According to the State of India's birds website it's found in Indian Punjab. So it doesn't seem so outlandish to find it just over the border?

Dusky Crag Martin | State of India's Birds

www.stateofindiasbirds.in

 

[Azan Khan]

Make sense, I absolutely agree. So it is doubtlessly a Dusky Crag Martin, right?

 

[mummymonkey]

Make sense, I absolutely agree. So it is doubtlessly a Dusky Crag Martin, right?

I have no field experience of this species but it looks like one to me.

 

[andyb39]

Looks good to me.