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Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris [Scopoli, 1769]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Hirundinidae
BTO Codes:
, CRAMA
EURING No:
9910
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
14 cm
Wingspan:
34 cm
Weight:
M/F: 24 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: ptuon =a fan + Prokne (mythological girl turned into a swallow)
and L.: rupestris =of rocks (from rupes =rock)
World Distribution:
BREEDS: s Europe, n Africa & c Asia, WINTERS: south to n Africa, Middle East & s Asia
Habitat:
Rocky areas, towns
Diet:
Small airborne invertebrates, feeds in flight often near cliffs
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Cornwall, 1988
(Higson, P. & Urquhart, E.D. 1990. British Birds 83:155-158)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
6
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Orkney
(1999),
North-east England:
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
Leicestershire
(1999),
Eastern England:
No Records
South-east England:
South-west England:
Cornwall
(1988),
Wales:
Gwynedd
(1989),
Other Names
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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