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;[[:Category:Ptyonoprogne|Ptyonoprogne]] obsoleta | ;[[:Category:Ptyonoprogne|Ptyonoprogne]] obsoleta | ||
''Hirundo obsoleta'' | ''Hirundo obsoleta'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Pale-Crag-Martin-01-High.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|ghaffar|ghaffar}}<br />Kookherd, Hormozgan, [[Iran]], April 2015]] | ||
| + | 12·5–14 cm (5-5½ in) | ||
| + | *Light brownish-grey upperparts | ||
| + | *Creamy-white throat | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Africa]], [[Middle East]], [[Asia]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Northern Africa''': found in [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]], [[Libya]], [[Egypt]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Middle East''': [[Turkey]], [[Israel]], [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Qatar]], [[Iraq]], [[Iran]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Asia''': [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Previously in genus [[:Category:Hirundo|''Hirundo'']].<br /> | Previously in genus [[:Category:Hirundo|''Hirundo'']].<br /> | ||
Sometimes included in [[Rock Martin]]. | Sometimes included in [[Rock Martin]]. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:IMG 3058 2 .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|barty63|Mike Barth}}<br />Ras al Khaimah, [[UAE]], January 2011]] | ||
| + | There are 8 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''P. f. presaharica: | ||
| + | :*South [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]] (except south) and northern [[Mauritania]] | ||
| + | *''P. f. spatzi'': | ||
| + | :*South Algeria, south-western [[Libya]] and northern [[Chad]] | ||
| + | *''P. f. buchanani'': | ||
| + | :*South-central Sahara (Aïr Massif of northern [[Niger]]) | ||
| + | *''P. f. obsoleta'': | ||
| + | :*[[Egypt]] to [[Arabia]] and [[Iran]] | ||
| + | *''P. f. perpallida '': | ||
| + | :*South [[Iraq]] and north-eastern [[Saudi Arabia]] | ||
| + | *''P. f. pallida'': | ||
| + | :*East [[Iran]], southern [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]] | ||
| + | *''P. f. arabica'': | ||
| + | :*North East [[Chad]], northern [[Sudan]], south-western Arabia, [[Eritrea]], northern [[Somalia]] and Socotra Island | ||
| + | *''P. f. pusilla'': | ||
| + | :*South [[Mali]] to Eritrea and [[Ethiopia]] | ||
| + | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Common breeding resident of mountains, foothills and high-rise buildings near Gulf coast. | Common breeding resident of mountains, foothills and high-rise buildings near Gulf coast. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists almost entirely of flying insects, such as beetles, bees, wasps, ants, bugs and flies. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|martin+obsoleta}} | {{GSearch|martin+obsoleta}} | ||
Revision as of 20:03, 24 August 2018
Pale Rock Martin
- Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
Hirundo obsoleta
Identification
12·5–14 cm (5-5½ in)
- Light brownish-grey upperparts
- Creamy-white throat
Distribution
Africa, Middle East, Asia
Northern Africa: found in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt
Western Africa: Mauritania, Niger, Chad
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
Middle East: Turkey, Israel, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Iraq, Iran
Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Taxonomy
Previously in genus Hirundo.
Sometimes included in Rock Martin.
Subspecies
There are 8 subspecies[1]:
- P. f. presaharica:
- South Morocco, Algeria (except south) and northern Mauritania
- P. f. spatzi:
- P. f. buchanani:
- South-central Sahara (Aïr Massif of northern Niger)
- P. f. obsoleta:
- P. f. perpallida :
- South Iraq and north-eastern Saudi Arabia
- P. f. pallida:
- East Iran, southern Afghanistan and Pakistan
- P. f. arabica:
- P. f. pusilla:
Habitat
Common breeding resident of mountains, foothills and high-rise buildings near Gulf coast.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of flying insects, such as beetles, bees, wasps, ants, bugs and flies.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Pale Crag Martin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pale_Crag_Martin
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