Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris (Scopoli, 1769) CRAMA 9910
Family: Passeriformes > Hirundinidae

Crag Martin, Philip Croft

Resembling a large, dusky Sand Martin, look for small white 'windows' on the tail feathers, but this is an extremely rare visitor from alpine areas of southern Europe.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
Accidental

SEASONALITY

262 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
262 records

BTO RECORDS

Accidental

SEASONALITY

262 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
262 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

DISTRIBUTION

This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Crag Martin, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Welsh: Gwennol y Clogwyn
Catalan: roquerol eurasiàtic
Czech: brehule skalní
Danish: Klippesvale
Dutch: Rotszwaluw
Estonian: kivipääsuke
Finnish: kalliopääsky
French: Hirondelle de rochers
German: Felsenschwalbe
Hungarian: szirtifecske
Icelandic: Bjargsvala
Italian: Rondine montana
Latvian: klinšu curkste
Lithuanian: paprastoji uoline kregžde
Norwegian: Klippesvale
Polish: jaskólka skalna
Portuguese: andorinha-das-rochas
Slovak: lastovicka skalná
Slovenian: skalna lastovka
Spanish: Avión roquero
Swedish: klippsvala

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