Dusky Crag Martin - BirdForum Opus

Photo by James Williams
Dandeli, Karnataka, Southern India, February 2007

Ptyonoprogne concolor

Hirundo concolor

Identification

13cm.

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

Breeding

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

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Nagpur Birds
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dusky Crag Martin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky_Crag_Martin

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