Southern Martin

Taxobox
name = Southern Martin


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Hirundinidae
genus = "Progne"
species = "P. elegans"
binomial = "Progne elegans"
binomial_authority = Baird, 1865
synonyms =

The Southern Martin ("Progne elegans") is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and urban areas.

ource

* BirdLife International 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/61321/all Progne elegans] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 27 July 2007.