Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Eurasian Crag-Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sylvioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Classis: Aves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Parvordo: Passerida Superfamilia: Sylvioidea

Familia: Hirundinidae
Genus: Ptyonoprogne
Species: Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Subspecies: P. r. rupestris - P. r. theresae

Name

Ptyonoprogne rupestris (Scopoli, 1769) syn. Hirundo rupestris

Taxonomic notes

Three species of genus Ptyonoprogne have formerly been considered conspecific. The genus Ptyonoprogne is often subsumed into the larger swallow genus Hirundo.

References

• Turner, Angela K; Rose, Chris (1989). A handbook to the swallows and martins of the world. Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7470-3202-5. 

• Dickinson, Edward C.; Moore, Alick; Howard, Richard (2003). Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of Birds of the World. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-11701-0. 

Vernacular names

español: Avión roquero
euskara: Haitz-enara
Հայերեն: Ծիծեռնակ ժայռային
polski: Jaskółka skalna
slovenščina: Skalna lastovka
Türkçe: Kaya kırlangıcı

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