Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
Nathan R. Williams
Version: 1.0 — Published April 15, 2010
Version: 1.0 — Published April 15, 2010
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Dutch | Caribische Purperzwaluw |
English | Caribbean Martin |
English (United States) | Caribbean Martin |
French | Hirondelle à ventre blanc |
French (France) | Hirondelle à ventre blanc |
German | Karibikschwalbe |
Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Irondèl nwa |
Japanese | シロハラムラサキツバメ |
Norwegian | karibsvale |
Polish | jaskółczak antylski |
Portuguese (Brazil) | andorinha-do-caribe |
Russian | Доминиканская ласточка |
Serbian | Karipska lasta |
Slovak | lastovička antilská |
Slovenian | Karibska lastovka |
Spanish | Golondrina Caribeña |
Spanish (Cuba) | Golondrina caribeña |
Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Golondrina Grande |
Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Golondrina de Iglesias |
Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina caribeña |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Golondrina Caribeña |
Swedish | karibisk storsvala |
Turkish | Karayip Kırlangıcı |
Ukrainian | Щурик антильський |
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Introduction
The Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis) is a large, steel-blue swallow with a white belly and a forked tail. It is fairly common as a breeding bird throughout much of the Greater and Lesser Antilles (except Cuba) and is often seen over open or semi-open terrain near water. The nonbreeding distribution of the Caribbean Martin long has been a mystery, but evidence is accumulating that this species winters along the coast of northeastern South America. This species also is known as the Snowy-bellied Martin, as Golondrina Grande in the Dominican Republic, and as both Irondel Nwa and Hirondelle a Ventre Blanc in Haiti.