Mascarene Martin

Phedina borbonica - 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

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,
madagaskarsvala,
馬達加斯加原燕,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

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)