Eurasian Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)

Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Ptyonoprogne rupestris (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Hirundo rupestris.

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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
2014	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)	29,300,000 km²
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	40,500,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	1680000-3260000 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2018
Population trend	stable	-	estimated	-
Generation length	2.68 years	-	-	-

Population justification: In Europe, the total population size is estimated at 420,000-816,000 mature individuals, with 210,000-408,000 breeding pairs (BirdLife International 2021), and comprises approximately 25% of the species' global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is between 1,680,000-3,260,000 mature individuals, although further validation of this estimate is desirable. In Europe, the species' population is considered to have remained relatively stable over three generations (10 years) (BirdLife International 2021). Based on these data, and the proportion of the species' global range that this region holds, the global population size is considered to be stable over three generations.

Trend justification: .

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Afghanistan	extant	native		yes
Albania	extant	native		yes
Algeria	extant	native
Andorra	extant	native		yes
Armenia	extant	native		yes
Austria	extant	native		yes
Azerbaijan	extant	native		yes
Bahrain	extant	native				yes
Belgium	extant	vagrant
Bhutan	extant	native
Bosnia and Herzegovina	extant	native		yes
Bulgaria	extant	native		yes
China (mainland)	extant	native		yes
Croatia	extant	native	yes
Cyprus	extant	native	yes
Denmark	extant	vagrant
Egypt	extant	native
Eritrea	extant	native
Ethiopia	extant	native
Finland	extant	vagrant
France	extant	native	yes			yes
Gambia	extant	vagrant
Georgia	extant	native		yes
Germany	extant	native		yes
Gibraltar (to UK)	extant	native			yes
Greece	extant	native	yes			yes
India	extant	native	yes
Iran, Islamic Republic of	extant	native		yes
Iraq	extant	native	yes			yes
Israel	extant	native		yes
Italy	extant	native	yes
Jordan	extant	native			yes	yes
Kazakhstan	extant	native		yes
Kuwait	extant	native			yes	yes
Kyrgyzstan	extant	native		yes
Lebanon	extant	native	yes			yes
Libya	extant	native
Liechtenstein	extant	native		yes
Mali	extant	native
Malta	extant	native
Monaco	extant	native	yes
Mongolia	extant	native		yes
Montenegro	extant	native		yes
Morocco	extant	native
Myanmar	extant	native		yes
Nepal	extant	native		yes
North Macedonia	extant	native	yes
Oman	extant	native			yes	yes
Palestine	extant	native	yes
Portugal	extant	native	yes
Qatar	extant	native				yes
Romania	extant	native		yes
Russia	extant	native		yes
Russia (Central Asian)	extant	native		yes
Russia (European)	extant	native		yes
Saudi Arabia	extant	native				yes
Senegal	extant	native
Serbia	extant	native		yes
Slovenia	extant	native		yes
Spain	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native				yes
Switzerland	extant	native		yes
Syria	extant	native	yes
Tajikistan	extant	native		yes
Tunisia	extant	native
Türkiye	extant	native	yes
Turkmenistan	extant	native		yes
United Arab Emirates	extant	native				yes
United Kingdom	extant	vagrant
Uzbekistan	extant	native		yes
Yemen	extant	native			yes	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban Areas	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban Areas	suitable	breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Grassland	Temperate	suitable	non-breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	non-breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	breeding
Shrubland	Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation	suitable	breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)	suitable	non-breeding
Altitude	0 - 4700 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/eurasian-crag-martin-ptyonoprogne-rupestris on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.