Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Swallows :: Brown-chested Martin

Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Phaeoprogne tapera

Photographs

La Cienaga Reservoir, Argentina - Sep, 2003 © Mark Harper  Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

Tropical South America mostly e. of the Andes;
(1) N. and e. Colombia, locally in Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, Brazil (Bahia (Chapada Diamantina)), Ecuador and Peru. W. of the Andes from sw. Ecuador from Guayas and nw. Peru in Tumbes.
(2) Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay to c. Argentina s. to Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires.
Winters n. to Panama and n. South America.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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