Red-throated Crag-Martin

Ptyonoprogne rufigula

The red-throated rock martin, also known as the red-throated crag-martin, is a small passerine bird in the swallow family, Hirundinidae. It is found over a large area of Africa from Sierra Leone eastwards to Eritrea and Ethiopia and then south across East Africa to Zimbabwe and northern Mozambique. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the large rock martin.

Scientific name
Ptyonoprogne rufigula
Family
Swallows
IUCN status
LC