Siberian House Martin
Delichon lagopodum (Pallas, 1811)
≈14 cmLength14 gWeight
This house martin has fully feathered legs and feet and breeds in rocky areas.
Busiest months: June and October · Most records: China, United States, Mongolia
How to identify
Field marks
- Legs and feet fully feathered
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: June and October · Most records: China, United States, Mongolia
Siberian House Martin has been recorded at 135 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- GambellUnited States140 records
- MeynypilgynoRussia103 records
- Jiulongshan National Forest ParkChina98 records
More places
- St. Paul IslandUnited States33 records
- San TinHong Kong (China)30 records
- Steppe Nomads Camp, Gun Galuut NR, Khentii, MNMongolia30 records
- Taipei – Tianliaoyang WetlandTaiwan (China)22 records
- Mae Taeng Irrigation ProjectThailand21 records
- Yolyn Am, Umnugobi, MNMongolia18 records
- Gun Galuut NRMongolia18 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 Siberian house martin or eastern house martin (Delichon lagopodum) is a passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It breeds in rocky areas of northeastern Russia, Mongolia and northern China and winters in Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. It was formerly considered conspecific with the western house martin.
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Questions
How big is the Siberian House Martin?
The Siberian House Martin is about ≈14 cm long and weighs around 14 g.
Where does the Siberian House Martin live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: East Asia. It is most often recorded in China, United States and Mongolia.
When is the best time to see the Siberian House Martin?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in June and October (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Siberian House Martin endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Siberian House Martin as Least Concern.
What does the Siberian House Martin eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Siberian House Martin in?
It belongs to the family Swallows, Martins (Hirundinidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈14 cm
- Weight
- 14 g
- Habitat
- Towns & farmland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Feeds in the air
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 108 mm
- Tail
- 61 mm
- Bill
- 11 mm
- Tarsus
- 11 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: East Asia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Swallows, Martins Hirundinidae
- Genus
- Delichon
Other birds in the genus Delichon
Western House MartinDelichon urbicum
Asian House MartinDelichon dasypus
Nepal House MartinDelichon nipalense
African River MartinPseudochelidon eurystomina
White-eyed River MartinPseudochelidon sirintarae
Square-tailed Saw-wingPsalidoprocne nitens
White-headed Saw-wingPsalidoprocne albiceps
Mountain Saw-wingPsalidoprocne fuliginosa
Black Saw-wingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
Fanti Saw-wingPsalidoprocne obscura
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