Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
Asian House Martin (Delichon dasypus) - HBW 9, p. 675
French: Hirondelle de Bonaparte
German: Kaschmirschwalbe
Spanish: Avión Asiático
Other common names: Asian Martin; Kashmir House Martin (cashmeriense)
Taxonomy: Chelidon dasypus Bonaparte, 1850, Borneo.
Forms a superspecies with D. urbicum; sometimes considered conspecific, but breeding ranges overlap, e.g. S of L Baikal. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cashmeriense (Gould, 1858) - Himalayas from Pakistan E to SC China; winters N India and SE Asia.
- dasypus (Bonaparte, 1850) - SC & SE Russia (Khamar-Daban, Ussuriland, Sakhalin) and Kuril Is S to NE China, Korea and Japan; winters SE Asia S to Greater Sundas and Philippines.
- nigrimentale (Hartert, 1910) - S & E China and Taiwan; winters SE Asia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult in the nest. Locality Molodyozhnoye, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp dasypus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 June 2009 2 years ago 49 sec 4.6 -
Adults leaving and remaining in the colony. Locality Molodyozhnoye, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp dasypus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 June 2009 2 years ago 35 sec 4 -
Adults entering and leaving its nests in a gap between a window and a cornice. Locality Molodyozhnoye, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp dasypus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 June 2008 2 years ago 35 sec 3.3 -
An adult looking around from its nest in the colony. Locality Molodyozhnoye, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp dasypus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 June 2009 2 years ago 30 sec 3.3 -
Brief and distant view of several birds in flight, calling. Locality Alishan National Scenic Area, Chiayi County, Taiwan (ssp nigrimentale)
Josep del Hoyo 22 April 2011 8 weeks ago 29 sec 2.3
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An adult in the nest.
Locality Molodyozhnoye, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp dasypus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 June 2009 2 years ago 3
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Voices of adults entering and leaving the colony.
Locality Molodyozhnoye, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia
(ssp dasypus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 June 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Calls of several birds in flight. Locality Alishan National Scenic Area, Chiayi County, Taiwan
(ssp nigrimentale)
Josep del Hoyo 22 April 2011 8 weeks ago 3
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