Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)

Peruvian Martin (Progne murphyi) - HBW 9, p. 657

French: Hirondelle de Murphy German: Peruschwalbe Spanish: Golondrina Peruana
Other common names: Chilean Martin

Taxonomy: Progne murphyi Chapman, 1925, near Talara, coast of north-west Peru.
Forms a superspecies with others of genus apart from P. tapera. Sometimes treated as a race of P. modesta. Monotypic.

Distribution: Coastal W Peru and extreme N Chile (Arica).