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Galápagos martin

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Galápagos martin
Illustration by John Gould (1841)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Progne
Species:
P. modesta
Binomial name
Progne modesta
Gould, 1838

The Galápagos martin (Progne modesta) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, endemic to the Galápagos Islands.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Progne modesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22731986A182672786. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22731986A182672786.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.