Brown-chested Martin

Progne tapera

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
Genus
Progne
eBird Code
brcmar1

Vocalizations

Jose Luis Navarro · CC_BY_4_0
Agustina Medina · CC0_1_0
Douglas · CC_BY_4_0
Tomás Carranza Perales · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Progne tapera fusca

    breeds Bolivia and central Brazil southwards to central Argentina (La Pampa and Buenos Aires) and Uruguay; winters northward to Panama and northern South America

  • Progne tapera tapera

    tropical eastern Colombia to Bolivia, the Guianas, and Amazonian Brazil

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.