Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris [Scopoli, 1769] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Hirundinidae |
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BTO Codes:
, CRAMA
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EURING No: 9910 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
14 cm
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Wingspan: 34 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 24 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: ptuon=a fan + Prokne (mythological girl turned into a swallow) and L.: rupestris=of rocks (from rupes=rock) |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: s Europe, n Africa & c Asia, WINTERS: south to n Africa, Middle East & s Asia |
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Habitat:
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Rocky areas, towns |
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Diet:
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Small airborne invertebrates, feeds in flight often near cliffs |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Cornwall, 1988
(Higson, P. & Urquhart, E.D. 1990. British Birds 83:155-158)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
6
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Orkney
(1999),
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North-east England:
West Yorkshire
(1999),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
Leicestershire
(1999),
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Eastern England:
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South-east England:
Surrey
(2006),
East Sussex
(1995),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1988),
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Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(1989),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Eurasian Crag Martin | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: Gwennol y Clogwyn |
| Danish: Klippesvale | Dutch: Rotszwaluw |
| Finnish: Kalliopääsky | French: Hirondelle des rochers |
| German: Felsenschwalbe | Hungarian: Szirti fecske |
| Icelandic: Bjargsvala | Irish: |
| Italian: Rondine montana | Norwegian: Klippesvale |
| Polish: Jaskólka skalna | Portuguese: Andorinha-das-rochas |
| Spanish: Avión roquero | Swedish: Klippsvala |
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