Peruvian Martin (Progne murphyi)
About the Peruvian Martin
The Peruvian martin (Progne murphyi) is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins. It is found in primarily in Peru and far northern Chile with some records in Colombia. The Peruvian martin was originally described by Frank M. Chapman as Progne murphyi. Chapman named it honor of Robert Cushman Murphy, who collected the specimens that enabled him to describe the new species. For much of the twentieth century many authors treated the Peruvian martin and southern martin (P. elegans) as conspecific with the Galapagos martin (P. modesta). By the end of the century this treatment was in question and a study published in 2008 confirmed it as a separate species. The Peruvian martin is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 1 recording for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Grey-breasted MartinProgne chalybearecording
- Purple MartinProgne subisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.