Listen to the Eurasian crag martin
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About the Eurasian crag martin
The Eurasian crag martin is a bird in the family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 32 cm and weigh around 20 g.
What does the Eurasian crag martin sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The Eurasian crag martin or just crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long with ash-brown upperparts and paler underparts, and a short, square tail that has distinctive white patches on most of its feathers. It breeds in the mountains of southern Europe, northwestern Africa and across the Palearctic. It can be confused with the three other species in its genus, but is larger with brighter tail spots and different plumage tone. Many European birds are resident, but some northern populations and most Asian breeders are migratory, wintering in northern Africa, the Middle East or India.
More from the family Hirundinidae
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Hirundo rustica
Sand martin
Riparia riparia
Western house martin
Delichon urbicum
Eastern red-rumped swallow
Cecropis daurica
Wire-tailed swallow
Hirundo smithii
Tree swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Cliff swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple martin
Progne subis
Lesser striped swallow
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Blue-and-white swallow
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Violet-green swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
White-banded swallow
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Frequently asked questions
What does an Eurasian crag martin sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Eurasian crag martin on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Eurasian crag martin endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Eurasian crag martin as “least concern”.
What family does the Eurasian crag martin belong to?
The Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Binn, Langthal (near Binn), Goms, Wallis, Switzerland by Pascal Christe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q213216 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Eurasian crag martin – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Martien Brand – CC BY 2.0