Listen to the Grey-breasted martin
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About the Grey-breasted martin
The Grey-breasted martin is a bird in the family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 42 g.
What does the Grey-breasted martin sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as calls. 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 grey-breasted martin (Progne chalybea) is a large swallow from Central and South America.
Related birds in the genus Progne
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Sand martin
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Western house martin
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Eurasian crag martin
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Eastern red-rumped swallow
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Wire-tailed swallow
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Tree swallow
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Cliff swallow
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Lesser striped swallow
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Blue-and-white swallow
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Violet-green swallow
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Grey-breasted martin sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Grey-breasted martin on this page, including its calls. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Grey-breasted martin endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Grey-breasted martin as “least concern”.
What family does the Grey-breasted martin belong to?
The Grey-breasted martin (Progne chalybea) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Calls · Guayas: Pacoa Beach, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q3136297 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Grey-breasted martin – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Cláudio Dias Timm from Rio Grande do Sul – CC BY-SA 2.0