BirdUp · Species
Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel(Gould, 1842)
Endemic
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- Genus
- Petrochelidon
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The fairy martin is a member of the swallow family of passerine birds which breeds in Australia. It is migratory wintering through most of Australia, with some birds reaching New Guinea and Indonesia. It is increasingly a wanderer to New Zealand, where it may have bred. This species is frequently placed in the genus Hirundo as Hirundo ariel.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Australia (except Tasmania, south-east Australia)
- Non-breeding range
- South populations move north
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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