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Rock Martin (Kaapse Rotszwaluw)




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Rock Martin - Ptyonoprogne fuligula - Kaapse Rotszwaluw
Africa south of the Sahara.

The following 5 subspecies are being recognized:
Ptyonoprogne fuligula bansoensis - Sierra Leone to Nigeria and Cameroon;
Ptyonoprogne fuligula rufigula - North-Nigeria and Chad to Ethiopia south to Zimbabwe and North-Mozambique;
Ptyonoprogne fuligula pretoriae - Southwest-Zimbabwe and South-Mozambique to East-South Africa;
Ptyonoprogne fuligula anderssoni - Southwest-Angola, North- and Central-Namibia;
Ptyonoprogne fuligula fuligula - South-Namibia and West-South Africa.

Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.


Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula anderssoni
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula anderssoni
Kaapse Rotszwaluw
Kaapse Rotszwaluw