Progne subis

Male, possibly a 'Scout', singing atop a Purple Martin house. In this image it is easy to see that the Male undersides are nearly as dark as their backs.

Two female Progene subis subis, ne' Purple Martins.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sylvioidea

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Familia: Hirundinidae
Genus: Progne
Species: Progne subis
Subspecies: P. s. arboricola - P. s. hesperia - P. s. subis

Name

Progne subis (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp : page 192.

Links

Progne subis in AviBase, the world bird database.