Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Swallows :: Tree Martin

Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans

Described by: Vieillot (1817)
Alternate common name(s): Australian Tree-martin
Old scientific name(s): Hirundo nigricans, Hylochelidon nigricans

Photographs

Sherwood Arboretum, Queensland, Australia - Nov 17, 2001 © Tom Tarrant  Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia, Australia - Aug 23, 2006 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia, Australia - Aug 23, 2006 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

E. Lesser Sundas, Australia, and Tasmania;
Three populations;
(1) Lesser Sundas (Timor and Flores).
(2) W., c. and e. Australia (sw. to ne. to c. Western Australia, n. and c. Northern Territory and sw. South Australia e. in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland).
Winters n. to New Guinea and the Solomon Is.
(3) Tasmania.
Winters as far n. as New Guinea.

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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