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'''Alternative names: House Martin; Common House Martin''' | '''Alternative names: House Martin; Common House Martin''' | ||
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;[[:Category:Delichon|Delichon]] urbicum | ;[[:Category:Delichon|Delichon]] urbicum | ||
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Widespread and sometimes common, recent evidence of decline. | Widespread and sometimes common, recent evidence of decline. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
+ | *''D. u. urbicum'': | ||
+ | :*[[Europe]] to central [[Asia]], western and south-eastern [[Africa]] | ||
+ | *''D. u. meridionale'': | ||
+ | :*Mediterranean basin to North [[Africa]], [[Iran]] and northern [[India]] | ||
+ | *''D. u. lagopodum'': | ||
+ | :*[[Siberia]] to [[Mongolia]] and Manchuria; winters to southern [[China]], [[Thailand]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Aerial. Breeds in towns and rural areas. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
Gregarious, breeding colonially on buildings, under eaves and sometimes in cliffs. Nest of mud. | Gregarious, breeding colonially on buildings, under eaves and sometimes in cliffs. Nest of mud. | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Almost entirely flying insects. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<flashmp3>Delichon urbica (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Delichon urbica (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Delichon urbica (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Delichon urbica (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
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+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Delichon+urbica}} | {{GSearch|Delichon+urbica}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:12, 8 August 2009
Alternative names: House Martin; Common House Martin
- Delichon urbicum
Delichon urbica
Identification
- Blue black upperparts with a dark blue sheen
- White rump
- Longest upper tail coverts are wholly black or are only pale at the bases
- White throat, breast, flanks and undertail
- Axillaries are brownish-grey
Distribution
Widespread and sometimes common, recent evidence of decline.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- D. u. urbicum:
- D. u. meridionale:
- D. u. lagopodum:
Habitat
Aerial. Breeds in towns and rural areas.
Behaviour
Breeding
Gregarious, breeding colonially on buildings, under eaves and sometimes in cliffs. Nest of mud.
Diet
Almost entirely flying insects.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Delichon urbica (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Common House Martin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Common_House_Martin
External Links