Tree Martin

Petrochelidon nigricans - Hirondelle des arbres

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Hirundinidés
Genus
:
Petrochelidon
Species
:
nigricans

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1817

Biometrics

Size
: 13 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 13 à 19 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Petrochelidon nigricans nigricans (Tasmania)
Petrochelidon nigricans timoriensis (e Lesser Sundas)
Petrochelidon nigricans neglecta (Australia)

Foreign names

Hirondelle des arbres,
Golondrina arborícola,
andorinha-arborícola,
Baumschwalbe,
Australische Boomzwaluw,
Rondine arboricola australiana,
eukalyptussvala,
Eukalyptussvale,
lastovička stromová,
vlaštovka rezavočelá,
Australsk Træsvale,
australianpääsky,
oreneta dels arbres,
jaskółka drzewna,
Древесная горная ласточка,
Layang-layang pohon,
キビタイツバメ,
树燕,
樹毛腳燕,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Savanna : Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, 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

Access to all images

Sources of information

Birds of Australia, Peter Rowland
Vol. 7 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi Sargatal
Swallows and Martins, Angela Turner
Avibase, Lepage Denis
ARKive, Christopher Parsons
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2023.

Other sources of interest