Brown-chested Martin

Progne tapera (Linnaeus, 1766)

Brown-chested Martin, Progne tapera, is a passerine of the swallow and martin family that breeds across South America and also occurs in Panama. It is a widespread bird of semi-open country, including grassland, cultivated land, forest clearings and settlements, and it often stays close to water. Its plumage is shared by both sexes, with sandy brown upperparts and a pale underside marked by a faint brown breast band. The tail is slightly forked, and the juvenile has a squarer tail and a grey-brown wash on the throat sides.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Hirundinidae — Swallows, Martins

Breeding range

South America: widespread, also Panama