Galápagos martin
| Galápagos martin | |
|---|---|
| Illustration by John Gould (1841) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Genus: | Progne |
| Species: | P. modesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Progne modesta Gould, 1838 | |
The Galápagos martin (Progne modesta) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, endemic to the Galápagos Islands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.
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