LC
Northern House Martin Delichon urbicum



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Delichon urbicum and D. lagopodum (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as D. urbicum following AERC TAC (2003), AOU (1998 & supplements), Cramp et al. (1977-1994), Dowsett & Forbes-Watson (1993) and Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993).

Taxonomic source(s)
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 Not Recognised
2008 Not Recognised
2004 Not Recognised
2000 Not Recognised
1994 Not Recognised
1988 Not Recognised
Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency low
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 30,800,000 km2 medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 43,500,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 38300000-80200000 mature individuals medium estimated 2018
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 2.76 years - - -

Population justification: In Europe, the total population size is estimated at 23,000,000-48,100,000 mature individuals, with 11,500,000-24,100,000 breeding pairs (BirdLife International 2021), and comprises approximately 60% of the species' global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is between 38,300,000-80,200,000 mature individuals, although further validation of this estimate is desirable. Following earlier declines, the species' population in Europe is considered to have remained relatively stable over three generations (10 years) (BirdLife International 2021). As this region holds the majority of the species' global range, the global population size is currently considered to be stable over three generations.

Trend justification:    .


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Albania extant native yes
Algeria extant native yes
Andorra extant native yes
Angola extant native yes
Armenia extant native yes
Austria extant native yes
Azerbaijan extant native yes
Bahrain extant native yes
Barbados extant vagrant
Belarus extant native yes
Belgium extant native yes
Benin extant native yes
Bermuda (to UK) extant vagrant
Bosnia and Herzegovina extant native yes
Botswana extant native yes
Bulgaria extant native yes
Burkina Faso extant native yes
Burundi extant native yes
Cameroon extant native yes
Cape Verde extant native yes
Central African Republic extant native yes
Chad extant native yes
China (mainland) extant native yes
Comoros extant vagrant
Congo extant native yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the extant native yes
Côte d'Ivoire extant native yes
Croatia extant native yes
Cyprus extant native yes
Czechia extant native yes
Denmark extant native yes yes
Djibouti extant vagrant
Egypt extant native yes
Eritrea extant native yes
Estonia extant native yes
Eswatini extant native yes
Ethiopia extant native yes
Faroe Islands (to Denmark) extant native yes
Finland extant native yes yes
France extant native yes yes
Gabon extant native yes
Gambia extant native yes
Georgia extant native yes
Germany extant native yes yes
Ghana extant native yes
Gibraltar (to UK) extant native yes
Greece extant native yes yes
Greenland (to Denmark) extant vagrant
Guinea extant native yes
Guinea-Bissau extant native yes
Hungary extant native yes
Iceland extant native yes
India extant native yes
Iran, Islamic Republic of extant native yes yes
Iraq extant native yes yes
Ireland extant native yes
Israel extant native yes
Italy extant native yes
Jordan extant native yes
Kazakhstan extant native yes
Kenya extant native yes
Kuwait extant native yes yes
Kyrgyzstan extant native yes
Latvia extant native yes
Lebanon extant native yes yes
Lesotho extant native yes
Liberia extant native yes
Libya extant native yes
Liechtenstein extant native yes
Lithuania extant native yes
Luxembourg extant native yes
Malawi extant native yes
Maldives extant vagrant
Mali extant native yes
Malta extant native yes
Mauritania extant native yes
Moldova extant native yes
Mongolia extant native yes
Montenegro extant native yes
Morocco extant native yes
Mozambique extant native yes
Namibia extant native yes
Nepal extant vagrant
Netherlands extant native yes
Niger extant native yes
Nigeria extant native yes
North Macedonia extant native yes
Norway extant native yes
Oman extant native yes
Pakistan extant native yes
Poland extant native yes
Portugal extant native yes
Qatar extant native yes
Romania extant native yes
Russia extant native yes
Russia (European) extant native yes
Rwanda extant native yes
Saudi Arabia extant native yes
Senegal extant native yes
Serbia extant native yes
Seychelles extant vagrant
Sierra Leone extant native
Slovakia extant native yes
Slovenia extant native yes
Somalia extant native yes
South Africa extant native yes
South Sudan extant native yes
Spain extant native yes
St Helena (to UK) extant vagrant
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) extant vagrant yes
Sudan extant native yes
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway) extant vagrant
Sweden extant native yes
Switzerland extant native yes
Syria extant native yes yes
Tajikistan extant native yes
Tanzania extant native yes
Togo extant native yes
Tunisia extant native yes
Türkiye extant native yes
Turkmenistan extant native yes
Uganda extant native yes
Ukraine extant native yes yes
United Arab Emirates extant native yes
United Kingdom extant native yes
USA extant vagrant
Uzbekistan extant native yes
Western Sahara extant native yes
Yemen extant native yes yes
Zambia extant native yes
Zimbabwe extant native 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 breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Urban Areas suitable breeding
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable non-breeding
Grassland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable non-breeding
Grassland Temperate suitable non-breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) major breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) major non-breeding
Savanna Dry suitable non-breeding
Altitude 0 - 2000 m Occasional altitudinal limits (max) 4500 m

Threats & impact
Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Climate change & severe weather Storms & flooding Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Slow, Significant Declines Medium Impact: 6
Stresses
Species disturbance
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases Problematic native species/diseases - Passer domesticus Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Causing/Could cause fluctuations Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Competition, Reduced reproductive success

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Northern House Martin Delichon urbicum. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/northern-house-martin-delichon-urbicum on 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.



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