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Progne tapera Linnaeus, 1766

Martín Pechipardo, Martín pardo, Brown-chested Martin

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Passeriformes

Family
Hirundinidae

Genus
Progne

Species
tapera

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Vagrant

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Distribution: A record from Española Island.

References

  • Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
  • IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
  • Williams, S.M. Burtt, E.H. Jr. (2011) First record of Brown-Chested Martin (Progne tapera) in Galapagos Islands in prep.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Progne tapera", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16742. Accessed 31 October 2026.