Biology:Southern martin

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Short description: Species of bird

Southern martin
Progne elegans (southern martin).jpg
Male in Punta Tombo, Argentina
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Progne
Species:
P. elegans
Binomial name
Progne elegans
Baird, 1865
Progne elegans map.svg

The southern martin (Progne elegans) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.

It is found in Argentina and southern Bolivia; in winter it migrates to the western Amazon Basin.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and urban areas.

References


Wikidata ☰ Q3136322 entry