Southern Martin

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.

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The Southern Martin is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Southern Martin (Progne elegans) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and urban areas. References - * BirdLife International 2005. Progne elegans. More

Southern Martin, Amazon in Peru = All photographs copyright Paul Gale Swallows and Martins Birds of Peru GalleryOfBirds Home More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Hirundinidae
Genus : Progne
Species : modesta
Authority : Gould, 1837