Ptyonoprogne obsoleta

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Sylvioidea
Familia: Hirundinidae
Genus: Ptyonoprogne
Species: Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
Subspecies: P. o. arabica - P. o. buchanani - P. o. obsoleta - P. o. pallida - P. o. perpallida - P. o. presaharica - P. o. spatzi

Name

Ptyonoprogne obsoleta (Cabanis, 1850) formerly Hirundo obsoleta

Taxonomic notes

The genus Ptyonoprogne is often subsumed into the larger swallow genus Hirundo.

Vernacular names

Reference

* Museum Heineanum 1 p.50
* Turner, Angela K; Rose, Chris (1989). A handbook to the swallows and martins of the world. Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7470-3202-5.

* Dickinson, Edward C.; Moore, Alick; Howard, Richard (2003). Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of Birds of the World. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-11701-0.

The Pale Crag-martin (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta, formerly Hirundo obsoleta) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, and Yemen.

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