Alternative name: Asian Martin
- Delichon dasypus
Identification
12 cm
Adult
- Dark steely blue upperparts
- White rump and underparts
- Grey throat
- Greyish-brown underwings
Juveniles are duller with grey underparts.
Distribution
Asia: Russia, Siberia, Afghanistan, China, Tibet, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Korea, Japan, Taiwan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Philippines, Island of Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Bali
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
It has two subspecies:
- D. d. dasypus:
- Siberia to Kuril Island, Japan; winters to Greater Sundas, Philippines
- D. d. cashmiriense:
- Himalayas (south-eastern Afghanistan to India and western China)
- D. d. nigrimentale
Habitat
Cliffs.
Behaviour
Breeding
A colonial breeder, nests are sited under an overhang on a vertical cliff. They often use large buildings and bridges. Both sexes build the nest which is a deep mud cone lined with feathers or grass. Three or four white eggs are laid; both sexes incubate the eggs and feed the chicks.
Diet
The diet includes insects taken in flight.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia]
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Asian House Martin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Asian_House_Martin
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
