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Pale Crag-Martin
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Eurasian Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
Red-throated Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne rufigulaStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Egypt | 79 |
|---|---|
| Algeria | 75 |
| Israel | 60 |
| Tamanrasset | 58 |
| Southern District | 56 |
| Aswan Governorate | 38 |
| Saudi Arabia | 28 |
| South Sinai Governorate | 22 |
| Al Madinah Region | 13 |
| Luxor Governate | 12 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Swallows and Martins · Hirundinidae |
| Genus | Crag-Martins · Ptyonoprogne |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pale Crag-Martin with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.