Swallows, Martins

Red-throated Rock Martin

Ptyonoprogne rufigula

The Red-throated Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne rufigula) is a 21 g cliff and rock bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Swallows, Martins

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

21 g

Habitat

Rock

Diet

Invertivore

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

14

Photo: (c) Rafael Würtemberger, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist