Asian House Martin

Delichon dasypus - Hirondelle de Bonaparte

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Hirundinidés
Genus
:
Delichon
Species
:
dasypus

Descriptor

Bonaparte, 1850

Biometrics

Size
: 13 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 15 à 18 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Asian House Martin (Delichon dasypus) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Delichon dasypus dasypus (sc Siberia to ne China, Korea and Japan)
Delichon dasypus cashmeriense (Himalayas to sc China)
Delichon dasypus nigrimentale (s and e China, Taiwan)

Foreign names

Hirondelle de Bonaparte,
Avión asiático,
andorinha-asiática,
Kaschmirschwalbe,
ázsiai molnárfecske,
Aziatische Huiszwaluw,
Balestruccio asiatico,
orienthussvala,
Orienttaksvale,
belorítka východná,
jiřička asijská,
Asiatisk Bysvale,
aasianräystäspääsky,
oreneta cuablanca asiàtica,
oknówka wschodnia,
Āzijas čurkste,
Восточный воронок,
Layang-layang rumah,
イワツバメ,
烟腹毛脚燕,
นกนางแอ่นมาตินพันธุ์เอเซียใต้,
煙腹毛腳燕〔東方毛腳燕〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

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Sources of information

Handbook of the birds of India and Pakistan Vol 7, Salim ali et Dillon Ripley
Vol. 10 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-David Christie
Avibase, Lepage Denis
BirdLife International, BirdLife International
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Swallows and Martins, Angela Turner
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest