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Brown-chested Martin
Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Songbirds & other perching birds

Brown-chested Martin

Progne tapera (Linnaeus, 1766)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBrown-chested Martin
DutchBruinborstzwaluw
SpanishGolondrina parda
Chinese棕胸崖燕
Scientific nameProgne tapera (Linnaeus, 1766)

About this species

The brown-chested martin (Progne tapera) is a species of passerine bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins. It is found regularly in Panama and every mainland South American country except Chile. It has been documented as a vagrant in Aruba and Chile and there are unconfirmed reports from the Falkland Islands. It is a casual visitor to Costa Rica and has been recorded in Florida, Massachusetts, and New Jersey.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyHirundinidae
GenusProgne

In Suriname

331Records in Suriname
13iNaturalist observations
1857First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para87
  • Sipaliwini80
  • Commewijne62
  • Paramaribo27
  • Nickerie8
  • Saramacca5
  • Wanica4
  • Brokopondo2
  • Coronie1
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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