New World Martins
Progne
Progne is a genus of birds. The genus name refers to Procne (Πρόκνη), a mythological girl who was turned into a swallow to save her from her husband. She had killed their son to avenge the rape of her sister.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Purple Martin
speciesProgne subis
Gray-breasted Martin
speciesProgne chalybea
Brown-chested Martin
speciesProgne tapera
Southern Martin
speciesProgne elegans
Caribbean Martin
speciesProgne dominicensis
Cuban Martin
speciesProgne cryptoleuca
Galápagos Martin
speciesProgne modesta
Sinaloa Martin
speciesProgne sinaloae
Peruvian Martin
speciesProgne murphyi
Progne cryptoleuca × dominicensis
hybridProgne cryptoleuca × dominicensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Progne in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 11863.