Southern Martin

Progne elegans - Hirondelle gracieuse

Hirondelle gracieuse
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Hirundinidés

  • Genus
    :

    Progne

  • Species
    :

    elegans

Descriptor

Baird, SF, 1865

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 17 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 18 à 20 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Hirondelle gracieuse
♀ adult
Hirondelle gracieuse
♀ adult

Southern Martin (Progne elegans) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Hirondelle gracieuse,
  • Golondrina sureña,
  • andorinha-do-sul,
  • Blauschwalbe,
  • Patagonische Purperzwaluw,
  • Rondine meridionale,
  • sydlig storsvala,
  • Argentinasvale,
  • lastovička lesklá,
  • jiřička jižní,
  • Pragtsvale,
  • argentiinansinipääsky,
  • oreneta meridional,
  • jaskółczak południowy,
  • Южная лесная ласточка,
  • ミナミムラサキツバメ,
  • 南美崖燕,
  • 南方崖燕,

Voice song and cries

Hirondelle gracieuse
♂ immature

Habitat

Hirondelle gracieuse
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas

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

Other sources of interest

QRcode Hirondelle gracieuse
published: - Updated: 21-03-2016
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