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The dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It is about 13 cm (5 in) long with a broad body and wings, and a short square tail that has small white patches near the tips of most of its feathers. This martin has sooty-brown upperparts and slightly paler underparts. The two subspecies are resident breeding birds in South Asia from the Indian subcontinent to southwestern China and the northern parts of Thailand, Vietnam and Laos.
Scientific Name : Ptyonoprogne concolor
Family : Hirundinidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Swallows And Martins
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 13 cm
Compare Size : House Sparrow -
Weight : 0
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : 2 - 4 eggs
Habitat:
mountainous country with cliffs, gorges and caves
Feeding:
feeds on insects caught in flight
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Upperparts | sooty-brown |
| Underparts | paler sooty-brown |
| Chin | pale dull-rufous streaked black |
| Throat | pale dull-rufous streaked black |
| Tail | short and square; small white patches near the tips except the central and outermost pairs of feathers |