Rock Martin

The Rock Martin is a small passerine bird in the swallow family that is resident in Africa, and in southwestern Asia east to Pakistan. It breeds mainly in the mountains, but also at lower altitudes, especially in rocky areas and around towns, and, unlike most swallows, it is often found far from water. It is 12–15 cm long, with mainly brown plumage, paler-toned on the upper breast and underwing coverts, and with white windows on the spread tail in flight. The sexes are similar, but juveniles have pale fringes to the upperparts and flight feathers. The northern subspecies are smaller, paler, and whiter-throated than southern African forms, and are sometimes split as the Pale Crag Martin. The Rock Martin hunts along cliff faces for flying insects using a slow flight with much gliding. Its call is a soft twitter.

The Rock Martin is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Crag Martins and Rock Martins Ptyonoprogne rupestris and P. fuligula 21 April 2006, Doha, Qatar mapAfter a morning’s birding in Doha, Qatar I found a small flock of Martins flying around the outside of the hotel I was staying at. More

The Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It is resident in Africa and in southwestern Asia east to Pakistan. It breeds mainly in the mountains, but also at lower altitudes, especially in rocky areas and around towns, and unlike most swallows it is often found far from water. It is 12–15 cm (4.7–5.9 in) long, with mainly brown plumage, paler on the upper breast and underwing coverts, and with white "windows" on the spread tail in flight. More

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Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula) Rock Martin Chicks Feeding Rock Martin Chicks Locations for recordings with GPS coordinates page 1 Rock Martin Fledgling begging call Ptyonoprogne fuligula fusciventris (0:25) Rory Nefdt XC43768 01-02-10, Ethiopia Rock Martin song of two birds arguing in flight Ptyonoprogne fuligula pamelae (0:07) Herman van Oosten XC44492 31-01-2010, Oman More