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Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
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.
Sounds
- Recording by Niels Krabbe (XC243000). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera
Blue-and-white SwallowPygochelidon cyanoleuca
Purple MartinProgne subis
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Southern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx ruficollis
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Southern MartinProgne elegans
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Brazil | 1,010 |
|---|---|
| Argentina | 1,005 |
| Mexico | 794 |
| Panama | 534 |
| United States | 524 |
| Santa Fe | 471 |
| Ecuador | 458 |
| Costa Rica | 338 |
| Oaxaca | 327 |
| Buenos Aires | 287 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.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
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.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 | New World Martins · Progne |
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Or build your own from the species near you.
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 Gray-breasted Martin with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.