Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)

Southern Martin (Progne elegans) - HBW 9, p. 657

French: Hirondelle gracieuse German: Blauschwalbe Spanish: Golondrina Sureña
Other common names: Elegant Martin

Taxonomy: Progne elegans S. F. Baird, 1865, Río Bermejo, Argentina.
Forms a superspecies with others of genus apart from P. tapera. Sometimes treated as race of P. modesta. Hybrids with P. chalybea recorded in NW Argentina. Monotypic.

Distribution: Breeds in S Bolivia (S from C Cochabamba and W Santa Cruz) and much of Argentina (generally S to Chubut); migrates N to W Amazonia.