Asian House Martin (Delichon dasypus) | Details

Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	16,500,000 km²
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	19,400,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	increasing	-	estimated	-
Generation length	3.09 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population has not been quantified. National population estimates include: c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs and c.1,000-10,000 individuals on migration in China; c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs and c.1,000-10,000 individuals on migration in Taiwan; c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs, c.1,000-10,000 individuals on migration and < c.1,000 wintering individuals in Japan and c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs and c.1,000-10,000 individuals on migration in Russia (Brazil 2009). The population is estimated to be increasing following a recorded range expansion (del Hoyo et al. 2004).

Trend justification: The population is estimated to be increasing following a recorded range expansion (del Hoyo et al. 2004).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor
Afghanistan	extant	uncertain
Bangladesh	extant	native		yes
Bhutan	extant	native	yes
Cambodia	extant	native
China (mainland)	extant	native	yes
India	extant	native	yes
Indonesia	extant	native
Japan	extant	native	yes
Laos	extant	native
Malaysia	extant	native
Mongolia	extant	uncertain	yes
Myanmar	extant	native
Nepal	extant	native	yes
North Korea	extant	native
Pakistan	extant	native	yes
Palau	extant	vagrant
Philippines	extant	native		yes
Russia	extant	native	yes
Russia (Asian)	extant	native	yes
Singapore	extant	native
South Korea	extant	native	yes
Taiwan, China	extant	native	yes
Thailand	extant	native
United Arab Emirates	extant	vagrant		yes
Vietnam	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban Areas	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban Areas	suitable	breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	non-breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	major	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	major	breeding
Altitude	1300 - 4800 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/asian-house-martin-delichon-dasypus on 18/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 18/12/2024.