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[[Image:Northern_House_Martin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Raydes <br/>Photographed: Petra (Lesvos-Greece). ]] | [[Image:Northern_House_Martin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Raydes <br/>Photographed: Petra (Lesvos-Greece). ]] | ||
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*Blue black upperparts with a dark blue sheen | *Blue black upperparts with a dark blue sheen | ||
Revision as of 12:41, 31 January 2008
- Delichon urbica
Delichon urbicum
House Martin, Common House Martin
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
Taxonomy
Habitat
Behaviour
Gregarious, breeding colonially on buildings, under eaves and sometimes in cliffs. Nest of mud. Widespread and sometimes common, recent evidence of decline.
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Delichon urbica (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
