Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- 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.
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Range and habitat
Breeds southern Palearctic to central Asia; winters to Arabia and India.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Mali
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Nepal
- North Macedonia
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Eurasian crag martin
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
