Dusky Crag Martin
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Dusky Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne concolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Periyar National Park
14 Verified records at Periyar National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It is about 13 cm (5 in) long with a broad body and wings, and a short square tail that has small white patches near the tips of most of its feathers. This martin has sooty-brown upperparts and slightly paler underparts. The two subspecies are resident breeding birds in South Asia from the Indian subcontinent to southwestern China and the northern parts of Thailand, Vietnam and Laos. This martin nests under a cliff overhang or on a man-made structure, building a neat half-cup mud nest with a soft lining. Both adults incubate the two to four eggs and feed the chicks. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Crag Martin sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
LC

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cecropis daurica

10–20% · With luck
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

5–10% · Rare
Hill Swallow

Hill Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundo domicola

<5% · Rare
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

70–80% · Very likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

70–80% · Very likely
White-bellied Treepie
LC Endemic

White-bellied Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta leucogastra

60–70% · Likely
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
LC Endemic

Malabar Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus horsfieldii

60–70% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum concolor

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

50–60% · Likely
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
LC Endemic

Indian Scimitar-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
8 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
12 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
14 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dusky Crag Martin in Periyar National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Crag Martin sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dusky Crag Martin in Periyar National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Dusky Crag Martin in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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