Delichon urbicum (Linnaeus, 1758)
(House Martin)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDelichon urbicum (House Martin)
FamilyHIRUNDINIDAE (hirundines)
OrderPASSERIFORMES (perching birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Delichon urbicum (House Martin) :
1: Delichon urbicum (House Martin)
28 Apr 2014 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
nesting under eaves of Kingston Lacy
Image 1: Collecting mud from margin of puddle beside driveImage 2: Collecting mud from margin of puddle beside drive (2)Image 3: Peering out of nest opening

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Tidman, R. 2008 House Martin carrying mud for its nest Vol 19, no. 6 Page: 429

Delichon urbicum (House Martin) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Delichon urbicum (House Martin)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Delichon urbicum (House Martin)
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