Eurasian Crag Martin
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0

Swallows

Eurasian Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

LCLeast Concern
Family
Swallows (Hirundinidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The Eurasian crag martin or just crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long with ash-brown upperparts and paler underparts, and a short, square tail that has distinctive white patches on most of its feathers. It breeds in the mountains of southern Europe, northwestern Africa and across the Palearctic. It can be confused with the three other species in its genus, but is larger with brighter tail spots and different plumage tone.

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

Range and habitat

Breeds southern Palearctic to central Asia; winters to Arabia and India.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.