Progne modesta

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Sylvioidea
Familia: Hirundinidae
Genus: Progne
Species: Progne modesta

Name

Progne modesta Gould, 1839

Vernacular names

Reference

Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle. Birds pt9 p.39 pl.5

The Galápagos Martin (Progne modesta) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family endemic to the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

BirdLife International 2005. Progne modesta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.