Dusky Crag Martin
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Swallows

Dusky Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne concolor

LCLeast Concern
Family
Swallows (Hirundinidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It is about 13 cm (5 in) long with a broad body and wings, and a short square tail that has small white patches near the tips of most of its feathers. This martin has sooty-brown upperparts and slightly paler underparts. The two subspecies are resident breeding birds in South Asia from the Indian subcontinent to southwestern China and the northern parts of Thailand, Vietnam and Laos.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.