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Delichon is a
small genus of p****erine
birds that
belongs to the
swallow family and
contains four
species called house martins.
These are chunky, bull-headed...
- The
western house martin (
Delichon urbi****),
sometimes called the
common house martin,
northern house martin or,
particularly in Europe, just
house martin...
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genera Hirundo, Ptyonoprogne, Cecropis, Petrochelidon, Atron**** and
Delichon build mud
nests close to
overhead shelter in
locations that are protected...
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Delichon polgardiensis is an
extinct species of
Delichon that
inhabited Hungary during the
Neogene period.
Eugen Kessler (2013). "Neogene
songbirds (Aves...
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Delichon major is an
extinct species of
Delichon that
inhabited Hungary during the
Neogene period. The
specific epithet "major" is
derived from its larger...
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Delichon pusillus is an
extinct species of
Delichon that
inhabited Hungary during the
Neogene period. The
specific epithet "pusillus" is
derived from...
- The
Nepal house martin (
Delichon nipalense) is a non-migratory p****erine of the
swallow family Hirundinidae. Its two
subspecies breed in the Himalayas...
- The
Asian house martin (
Delichon dasypus) is a
migratory p****erine bird of the
swallow family Hirundinidae. It has
mainly blue-black upperparts, other...
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flight separate it from
similar swallows, such as the
common house martin (
Delichon urbi****), the
American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) and the...
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therefore belong to the last group;
Hirundo species also
build open nests,
Delichon house martins have a
closed nest, and the
Cecropis and
Petrochelidon swallows...
