Dusky Crag Martin - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Dr.Divyang Dave
West India, February 2017

Ptyonoprogne concolor

Hirundo concolor

Identification

13cm (5 in).

• Dark sooty brown overall plumage
• Paler underparts
• Square tail

Distribution

Asia: found from India east to southern China, Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina.

Taxonomy

Previously included in genus Hirundo.

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• P. c. concolor :

• Himalayan foothills (north-western India to western Bengal)

• P. c. sintaungensis:

• South-western China (southern Yunnan) to eastern Myanmar, northern Thailand and Indochina

Habitat

Gorges, cliffs, thorn forests.

Behaviour

Diet

There is no information about dietary items. They sometimes feed in groups, but more often alone or in pairs. They often associate with other hirundine species.

Breeding

It builds a half saucer shaped nest from mud, attached to walls of buildings.

Vocalisation

Recording by Alok Tewari
Continuous call of Dusky Crag Martin is heard in the recording; sound of fast flowing River Ganga and faint calls of Rose-ringed Parakeet and Common Tailorbird are heard, as well.
River Ganga, Rishikesh, Himalayan Foothills, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 6 October 2023.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Nagpur Birds
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)
4. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dusky Crag Martin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky_Crag_Martin

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