Tree Martin
Photo: Peter Jacobs from Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0

Swallows

Tree Martin

Petrochelidon nigricans

LCLeast Concern
Family
Swallows (Hirundinidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The tree martin (Petrochelidon nigricans) is a member of the swallow family of passerine birds. It breeds in Australia, mostly south of latitude 20°S, and on Timor island. It is migratory, wintering through most of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia east of the Wallace Line, and the Solomon Islands. It is a vagrant to New Zealand, where it has bred, and New Caledonia.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.