Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
Brown-chested Martin (Progne tapera) - HBW 9, p. 657
French: Hirondelle tapère
German: Braunbrustschwalbe
Spanish: Golondrina Parda
Taxonomy: Hirundo Tapera Linnaeus, 1766, America = eastern Brazil (possibly Pernambuco).
Has been placed in a separate genus Phaeoprogne because of lack of blue in plumage, similarity of sexes, slender bill, weaker feet, less deeply forked tail and greater feathering on tarsus; DNA-DNA hybridization and cytochrome b data, however, indicate close relationship with present genus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tapera (Linnaeus, 1766) - N South America from Caribbean coast and Trinidad S, E of Andes, to Amazonian & NE Brazil, also W of Andes in SW Ecuador (S from Guayas) and NW Peru (Tumbes).
- fusca (Vieillot, 1817) - breeds SE Bolivia and S & E Brazil S to C Argentina (Mendoza, La Pampa, Buenos Aires) and Uruguay; migrates N to N South America and Panama.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds perched on a post and one of them preening. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp tapera)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 47 weeks ago 22 sec 4.6 -
An adult feeding a juvenile Locality Rio Claro, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 23 November 2010 2 years ago 15 sec 4.5 -
A bird perched and singing Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp fusca)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 5 years ago 35 sec 4.5 -
A bird perched on a post and then another bird coming and moving it out. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp tapera)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 47 weeks ago 20 sec 4.4 -
A bird on a pole under the rain Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp fusca)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 5 years ago 37 sec 4.4 -
Two birds perched on a post, one of them preening and both flying away. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp tapera)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 47 weeks ago 28 sec 4.2
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A bird, seen from the side and very close, perched on a wire.
Locality Pousada Piuval, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp fusca)
Pia Öberg 18 October 2004 1 year ago 4.3 -
An adult.
Locality Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (ssp fusca)
Ken Havard 16 November 2012 17 weeks ago 4 -
A couple
Locality Imbituba, Santa Catarina State, Brazil
Glauco Kohler 12 January 2012 1 year ago 3.8 -
it sitd in the roof
Locality Transpantaneira Road, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Juan Carlos Marín 1 September 2008 4 years ago 3.8 -
Two birds perched on a post.
Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp tapera)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 46 weeks ago 3.6 -
Bird perched near dunes of Mansa Beach (Praia Mansa)
Locality Punta del Este, Maldonado Department, Uruguay
Antonio Silveira 14 December 2012 23 weeks ago 3.5
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Song. Locality Transpantaneira Road, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(ssp fusca)
Jeremy Minns 18 September 2000 3 years ago 4 -
Bird perched on a tree near the road and singing. Locality Transpantaneira Road, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 9 August 1999 45 weeks ago 3.5 -
Flight call. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil
(ssp tapera)
Josep del Hoyo 2 August 2011 1 year ago 3 -
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Two birds perched on wire light near a road. Locality San Carlos, Maldonado Department, Uruguay
Antonio Silveira 19 February 2013 13 weeks ago 0 -
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Two birds perched on line of light and singing.In a farm. Locality São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 7 August 2005 41 weeks ago 0
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