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Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)

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Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)

English, Dutch and scientific names.
Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Eurasian crag martin Swallows, martins Perching birds Birds Chordate Animals
Rotszwaluw Zwaluwen Zangvogels Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Ptyonoprogne rupestris Hirundinidae Passeriformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Torrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

2026:04:10 08:39:49
Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 5000, distance 49.1 m

Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain

2026:04:08 13:38:14
Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 4000, distance 13.8 m

Kasteel van Loarre

2016:05:30 10:22:43
Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
NIKON D500 with AF-S VR Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED, 1/60 sec at F4.0, ISO 6400, distance 10.00 m

Zafarraya, Granada, Spain

2014:03:24 10:28:20
Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/2500 sec at F7.1, ISO 800, distance 19.95 m

Cliff swallows are active around the entrance to the old Zafarraya railway tunnel. And it is a suitable resting place, swallows also like to brush their feathers every now and then,

Where I have seen this species

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