Difference between revisions of "Rock Martin" - BirdForum Opus

Latest revision as of 22:14, 30 March 2023

Photo © by Seyed Babak Musavi
Bandarabbas city, Iran, 30 January 2005

Ptyonoprogne fuligula

Hirundo fuligula

Identification

11-14 cm (4¼-5½ in)

Earth-brown crown and upperparts
Dark brown wings and tail
Pinkish-cinnamon chin and throat
Dark greyish-brown belly and undertail-coverts

Distribution

Africa and Arabia.

Taxonomy

Previously placed in genus Hirundo.

Subspecies

Thirteen subspecies are recognized^[1]:

P. f. presaharica

South Morocco, Algeria (except south) and northern Mauritania

P. f. spatzi

South Algeria, south-western Libya and northern Chad

P. f. buchanani

South-central Sahara (Aïr Massif of northern Niger)

P. f. obsoleta

Egypt to Arabia and Iran

P. f. perpallida

South Iraq and north-eastern Saudi Arabia

P. f. pallida

East Iran, southern Afghanistan and Pakistan

P. f. arabica

North East Chad, northern Sudan, south-western Arabia, Eritrea, northern Somalia and Socotra Island

P. f. pusilla

South Mali to Eritrea and Ethiopia

P. f. bansoensis

Sierra Leone to Nigeria and Cameroon

P. f. fusciventris

Central and southern Chad, Central African Republic, western Sudan, South Sudan, and south-western Ethiopia south through East Africa to northern Mozambique

P. f. anderssoni

North and south-western Angola and northern and central Namibia

P. f. fuligula

South Namibia, Botswana and western South Africa

P. f. pretoriae

South West Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique to eastern South Africa

Habitat

Rocky areas.

Behaviour

Breeding

The cup nest is constructed by both adults from mud pellets, lined with vegetable fibres and feathers. It is placed under an overhang on a rock face or similar man-made structure such as a dam, or bridge wall or under the eaves of a building.

The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs, which are white with black or chestnut spots. They are laid at 1 day intervals. Both adults incubate the eggs for 16-18 days. Fledging occurs after 22-29 days with the parents still tending to them for up to 19 days.

Diet

They forage in pairs, groups and mixed species flocks.. Their diet mostly consists of insects such as flies, beetles, bugs and flying ants.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
del Hoyo, J., A. Turner, G. M. Kirwan, and N. Collar (2020). Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rocmar2.01

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rock Martin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rock_Martin

External Links

Search for photos of Rock Martin in the gallery

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-[[Image:Rock_Martin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Seyed Babak Musavi. Photo taken: Bandarabbas city, [[Iran]]]]
+[[Image:Rock_Martin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{User|Seyed+Babak+Mus|Seyed Babak Musavi}}<br />Bandarabbas city, [[Iran]], 30 January 2005]]
 ;[[:Category:Ptyonoprogne|Ptyonoprogne]] fuligula
 ''Hirundo fuligula''
 ==Identification==
--15cm.  Earth-brown plumage, paler on the throat, breast and underwing coverts.
+-14 cm (4¼-5½ in)
+*Earth-brown crown and upperparts
+*Dark brown wings and tail
+*Pinkish-cinnamon chin and throat
+*Dark greyish-brown belly and undertail-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]]
 ==Distribution==
 [[Africa]] and [[Arabia]].
 ==Taxonomy==
-Previously in genus [[:Category:Hirundo|''Hirundo'']].
+Previously placed in genus [[:Category:Hirundo|''Hirundo'']].
+====Subspecies====
 Thirteen subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 *''P. f. presaharica''
-:*S Morocco, Algeria (except s) and n Mauritania
+:*South [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]] (except south) and northern [[Mauritania]]
 *''P. f. spatzi''
-:*S Algeria, sw Libya and n Chad
+:*South Algeria, south-western [[Libya]] and northern [[Chad]]
 *''P. f. buchanani''
-:*S-c Sahara (Aïr Massif of n Niger)
+:*South-central Sahara (Aïr Massif of northern [[Niger]])
 *''P. f. obsoleta''
-:*Egypt to Arabia and Iran
+:*[[Egypt]] to [[Arabia]] and [[Iran]]
 *''P. f. perpallida''
-:*S Iraq and ne Saudi Arabia
+:*South [[Iraq]] and north-eastern [[Saudi Arabia]]
 *''P. f. pallida''
-:*E Iran, s Afghanistan and Pakistan
+:*East [[Iran]], southern [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]]
 *''P. f. arabica''
-:*NE Chad, n Sudan, sw Arabia, Eritrea, n Somalia and Socotra I.
+:*North East [[Chad]], northern [[Sudan]], south-western Arabia, [[Eritrea]], northern [[Somalia]] and [[Socotra Island]]
 *''P. f. pusilla''
-:*S Mali to Eritrea and Ethiopia
+:*South [[Mali]] to Eritrea and [[Ethiopia]]
 *''P. f. bansoensis''
-:*Sierra Leone to Nigeria and Cameroon
+:*[[Sierra Leone]] to [[Nigeria]] and [[Cameroon]]
 *''P. f. fusciventris''
-:*Central and southern [[Chad]], [[Central African Republic]], western [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], and southwestern [[Ethiopia]] south through East Africa to northern [[Mozambique]]
+:*Central and southern [[Chad]], [[Central African Republic]], western [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], and south-western [[Ethiopia]] south through East Africa to northern [[Mozambique]]
 *''P. f. anderssoni''
-:*N and sw Angola and n and c Namibia
+:*North and south-western [[Angola]] and northern and central [[Namibia]]
 *''P. f. fuligula''
-:*S Namibia, Botswana and w South Africa
+:*South Namibia, [[Botswana]] and western [[South Africa]]
 *''P. f. pretoriae''
-:*SW Zimbabwe and s Mozambique to e South Africa
+:*South West [[Zimbabwe]] and southern [[Mozambique]] to eastern South Africa
 ==Habitat==
 Rocky areas.
 ==Behaviour==
-Its nest is a deep bowl on a horizontal surface or a neat quarter-sphere against a rock face or wall. It is constructed with mud pellets and lined with grass or feathers. The nest may be built on natural sites under cliff overhangs or on man-made structures such as buildings, dam walls, culverts and bridges. The nest may be reused for subsequent broods or in later years.
+====Breeding====
+The cup nest is constructed by both adults from mud pellets, lined with vegetable fibres and feathers. It is placed under an overhang on a rock face or similar man-made structure such as a dam, or bridge wall or under the eaves of a building.
--3 eggs, white with brown and grey blotches, are incubated by the female alone for 16-19 days to hatching. Both parents then feed the chicks. Fledging takes another 22-24 days, but the young birds will return to the nest to roost for a few days after the first flight.
+The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs, which are white with black or chestnut spots. They are laid at 1 day intervals. Both adults incubate the eggs for 16-18 days. Fledging occurs after 22-29 days with the parents still tending to them for up to 19 days.
+====Diet====
+They forage in pairs, groups and mixed species flocks.. Their diet mostly consists of insects such as flies, beetles, bugs and flying ants.
-Its diet includes insects.
 ==References==
-#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#del Hoyo, J., A. Turner, G. M. Kirwan, and N. Collar (2020). Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rocmar2.01
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|martin+fuligula}}
+{{GSearch|"Ptyonoprogne fuligula" {{!}} "Hirundo fuligula" {{!}}  "Rock Martin"}}
+{{GS-checked}}1
+<br />
+<br />
 [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ptyonoprogne]]