{"id":11402,"date":"2019-11-11T08:15:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T07:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=11402"},"modified":"2019-11-19T21:53:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T20:53:07","slug":"eurasian-crag-martin-ptyonoprogne-rupestris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=11402","title":{"rendered":"Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– small passerine, slightly larger than Common House Martin<\/a>
\n– altitudinal migrant; short distance migrant in Northern and Eastern part of it’s range
\n– probably migrates singly or in small loose flocks
\n– usually not very vocal during migration<\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nEurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong>
\nBIF3114, 03\/01\/2019, Murcia, Spain, Martin Grimm
\n– underside light greyish brown gradually darker towards vent
\n– dark brown underwing coverts distinctly contrasting to lighter coloured remiges (cf. Common House Martin<\/a>
\n– pale fringes to undertail coverts diagnostic for 1CY\/2CY<\/p>\n

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\nEurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong>
\nBIF3115, 03\/01\/2009, Murcia, Spain, Martin Grimm
\n– back somewhat paler than wings
\n– blurry demarcation between dark cheeks and lighter throat<\/p>\n

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\nEurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong>
\nBIF3116, 03\/01\/2009, Murcia, Spain, Martin Grimm
\n– tail often appears straight cut<\/p>\n

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\nEurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong>
\nBIF3117, 03\/01\/2009, Murcia, Spain, Martin Grimm
\n– large white ‘windows’ at the rectrices only visiable when tail is fanned out<\/p>\n

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\nEurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris<\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF3118, 11\/08\/2017, Innichen, Italy, Roland Neumann
\n– typical silhouette with comparatively broad wingbase and only slightly forked tail<\/p>\n

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\nEurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF3119, 14\/08\/2017, Innichen, Italy, Roland Neumann
\n– in JUV the broad pale fringes to coverts of upper and undertail are very distinct<\/p>\n

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\nEurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF3120, 14\/08\/2017, Innichen, Italy, Roland Neumann
\n– contrast between lighter back and wings more pronounced than in Sand Martin<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nEurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF3121, 15\/08\/2017, Innichen, Italy, Roland Neumann
\n– AD lacking any pale fringes on the upperside
\n– AD start moult in late summer resulting in weird wing shape<\/p>\n

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

calls in flight not yet sound recorded<\/em><\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pale Crag Martin<\/a> (v)
\nSand Martin <\/a> (v)
\nBrown-throated Martin<\/a> (v)
\nCommon House Martin<\/a> (v)
\nBarn Swallow<\/a> (v)
\nLittle Swift<\/a> (v)<\/p>\n

#passerine #songbird<\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>> – small passerine, slightly larger than Common House Martin – altitudinal migrant; short distance migrant in Northern and Eastern part of it’s range – probably migrates singly or in small loose flocks – usually not very vocal during migration >> VISUAL ID >>>>> Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris, 2CY BIF3114, 03\/01\/2019, Murcia, … Continue reading Eurasian Crag Martin
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