Red-throated Rock Martin

Ptyonoprogne rufigula (Fischer, GA & Reichenow, 1884)

21 gWeight

The red-throated rock martin (Ptyonoprogne rufigula), also known as the red-throated crag-martin, is a small passerine bird in the swallow family, Hirundinidae.

Busiest months: July and November · Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Red-throated Rock Martin has been recorded at 209 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 20 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Nairobi NPKenya912 records
Lake Nakuru NPKenya509 records
Serengeti NPTanzania224 records

More places

Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro CraterTanzania217 records
Lake Baringo – Inshore Cliffs and surroundsKenya198 records
Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club, MaruruiKenya182 records
Chimpanzee Forest LodgeUganda179 records
Lake BaringoKenya178 records
Serengeti NP – SeroneraTanzania173 records
Shai Hills Resource ReserveGhana171 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kenya Tanzania Uganda Zimbabwe Ghana Zambia Nigeria Rwanda

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The red-throated rock martin (Ptyonoprogne rufigula), also known as the red-throated crag-martin, is a small passerine bird in the swallow family, Hirundinidae. It is found over a large area of Africa from Sierra Leone eastwards to Eritrea and Ethiopia and then south across East Africa to Zimbabwe and northern Mozambique. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the large rock martin.

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Questions

How big is the Red-throated Rock Martin?

The Red-throated Rock Martin weighs around 21 g.

Where does the Red-throated Rock Martin live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Sierra Leone to Eritrea and Ethiopia south to Zimbabwe and northern Mozambique. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.