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PRB-0284Passeriformes

Caribbean Martin

Golondrina de Iglesias

Progne dominicensis

Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC · Least Concern

The Caribbean martin or white-bellied martin (Progne dominicensis) is a large swallow. It has at various times been considered alternatively as a race of the purple martin, Progne subis.

FamilyHirundinidaeSwallows
Puerto Rico occurrenceNative / natural occurrenceAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatcoastsCoastal
Primary dietInvertebrateInvertivore
Average mass39.333333333333336 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratoryAerial

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XC33710Recording 1 of 3song?
Spectrogram of Caribbean Martin: song?
SpectrogramProgne dominicensis

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Sound recorded by Daniel Lane · XC33710 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Caribbean Martin

The Caribbean martin or white-bellied martin (Progne dominicensis) is a large swallow. It has at various times been considered alternatively as a race of the purple martin, Progne subis.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
coasts
Elevation
0–1900 m
Nest
Tree cavity · Building; Rock; Tree
Clutch
2–6 eggs
Social behavior
Colonial

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