Progne chalybea macrorhamphus

Description

Family Hirundinidae

A Family of birds that is adapted to feeding on flying insects in the air : they have slender bodies, long pointed wings, short bills, strong bills, a wide gape , and great maneuverability and endurance. Their legs are short and their front toes are partially joined, so their walk is awkward, and their feet are better suited to perching.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Passerimorphae ()
        Order: Passeriformes () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
        Suborder: Passeri ()
        Parvorder: Passerida ()
        Superfamily: Sylvioidea ()
        Family: Hirundinidae () - Swallows and Martins
        Genus: Progne ()
        Specific name: chalybea
        Subspecies: macrorhamphus
        Scientific name: - Progne chalybea macrorhamphus

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Progne

There are approximately 24 species in this genus:

P. chalybea (Gray Breasted Martin) · P. chalybea chalybea (Gray-Breasted Martin) · P. chalybea domestica · P. chalybea macrorhamphus · P. cryptoleuca (Cuban Martin) · P. domestica · P. dominicensis (Caribbean Martin) · P. dominicensis cryptoleuca · P. dominicensis dominicensis · P. dominicensis sinaloae · P. elegans (Southern Martin) · P. modesta · P. modesta elegans · P. modesta murphyi · P. murphyi · P. purpurea · P. sinaloae (Sinaloa Martin) · P. subis (Purple Martin) · P. subis arboricola · P. subis hesperia (Purple Martin) · P. subis subis (Purple Martin) · P. tapera (Brown-Chested Martin) · P. tapera fusca · P. tapera tapera

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Notes

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Contributors

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed September 10, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1708050
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 535109
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2301672