Common House Martin Delichon urbicum Birds
The common house martin (Delichon urbicum), sometimes called the northern house martin or, particularly in Europe, just house martin, is a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family which breeds in Europe, north Africa and temperate Asia; and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia. It feeds on insects which are caught in flight, and it migrates to climates where flying insects are.
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1 / 3 How to identify The House Martin is a small bird with glossy blue-black upper parts and pure white under parts. It has a distinctive white rump with a forked tail and, on close inspection, white feathers covering its legs and toes. It spends much of its time in flight, collecting insect prey.
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The common house martin (Delichon urbicum), sometimes called the northern house martin or, particularly in Europe, just house martin, is a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family which breeds in Europe, north Africa and across the Palearctic; and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia.
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The common house martin (Delichon urbicum), sometimes called the northern house martin or, particularly in Europe, just house martin, is a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family which breeds in Europe, north Africa and across the Palearctic; and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia.
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Distinctive small swallow with blue-black upperparts, a big white rump patch, and snow-white underparts. Juvenile in late summer and autumn is duller above and dingier below than adult. Compare with other swallows; note the relatively shallowly forked and streamerless tail, as well as jerky and fluttery flight. In east of range, overlaps with very similar Siberian House-Martin (formerly.
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Common House Martin Delichon urbicum Passeriforme Order - Hirundinidae Family BIOMETRICS: Length: 13-14 cm Wingspan: 26-29 cm Weight: 16-23 g DESCRIPTION: The Common House Martin is a pretty swallow often living close to humans. Numerous buildings shelter the nests of this migratory species.
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The Common House-Martin is a bird seen throughout all of Europe. It makes use of any building structure to build its nest, usually under the eaves. In the winter months, these martins leave Europe and only a few will remain around the Mediterranean Sea, the rest will migrate into Africa. It has been identified as a vagrant visitor to North America.
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13-14 cm; 10·3-23 g; wingspan 26-29 cm. breeding has glossy blue crown and back, white rump, sometimes white feather bases showing on hindcrown; and tail black, tail moderately forked; wholly white below, legs with white feathering. Distinguished from D. dasypus by more glossy upperparts, whiter underparts, deeper tail fork.
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Naturalized. Provisional. Escapee: Exotic species known or suspected to be escaped or released, including those that have bred but don't yet fulfill the criteria for Provisional. Escapee exotics do not count in official eBird totals. Learn about Western/Siberian House-Martin: explore photos, sounds, and observations collected by birders around.
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The common house martin is similar looking to the Asian house martin and the Nepal house martin; the three species make up the Delichon genus. There is an argument on whether to consider D. u. meridionalis a separate subspecies, as some believe that the differences between the nominate and this subspecies are because of their geographic.
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The Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum), sometimes called the Northern House Martin or, particularly in Europe, just House Martin, is a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family which breeds in Europe, north Africa and temperate Asia; and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia.
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Common House-martin Passerine Bird - Delichon urbicum, commonly known as the Common House-martin, is a species of swallow characterized by its distinctive white underparts and steel-blue upperparts. This aerial insectivore is known for its remarkable nest-building abilities, constructing intricate cup-shaped nests made of mud and grass, typically found attached to the exterior walls of buildings.
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The western house martin ( Delichon urbicum ), sometimes called the common house martin, northern house martin or, particularly in Europe, just house martin, is a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family which breeds in Europe, north Africa and across the Palearctic; and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia.
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The Common house martin ( Delichon urbicum) is a migratory passerine bird which breeds in Europe, North Africa and across the Palearctic; and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia. It feeds on insects that are caught in flight, and it migrates to climates where flying insects are plentiful.