Mascarene Martin

Phedina borbonica - Hirondelle des Mascareignes

Hirondelle des Mascareignes
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Hirundinidés

  • Genus
    :

    Phedina

  • Species
    :

    borbonica

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 15 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 17 à 23 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Hirondelle des Mascareignes
adult
Hirondelle des Mascareignes

Mascarene Martin (Phedina borbonica) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Phedina borbonica borbonica (Mauritius and Réunion)
  • Phedina borbonica madagascariensis (Madagascar)

Foreign names

  • Hirondelle des Mascareignes,
  • Golondrina de las Mascareñas,
  • andorinha-malgaxe,
  • Maskarenenschwalbe,
  • Maskarenenzwaluw,
  • Topino delle Mascarene,
  • madagaskarsvala,
  • Madagaskarsvale,
  • brehuľa maskarénska,
  • jiřička madagaskarská,
  • Mascarenersvale,
  • maskareenienpääsky,
  • Gestreepte Kransswael,
  • oreneta de les illes Mascarenyes,
  • smugówka malgaska,
  • Маскаренская ласточка-федина,
  • ムナフショウドウツバメ,
  • 马岛原燕,
  • 馬達加斯加原燕,

Voice song and cries

Hirondelle des Mascareignes

Habitat

Hirondelle des Mascareignes
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Rocky areas (eg.

inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Distribution

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

Sources of information

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published: - Updated: 04-05-2012
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