NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Southern Martin
Progne elegans S. F. Baird, 1865
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The southern martin (Progne elegans) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins. One source states that it is known in every mainland South American country except Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela, and there are undocumented sight records in those three countries. It has occurred as a vagrant in the Malvinas/Falkland Islands and the U.S. state of Florida
Wikipedia contributors, Southern martin; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:46:36.483437+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Progne elegans S. F. Baird, 1865
- Name authority
- S. F. Baird, 1865
- Common name
- Southern Martin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- Genus
- Progne
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyHirundinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusProgne F. Boie, 1826
- speciesProgne elegans S. F. Baird, 1865
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Progne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cuban MartinProgne cryptoleuca S. F. Baird, 1865 | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caribbean MartinProgne dominicensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Galapagos MartinProgne modesta Gould, 1838 | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Peruvian MartinProgne murphyi Chapman, 1925 | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Purple MartinProgne subis (Linnaeus, 1758) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-chested MartinProgne tapera (Linnaeus, 1766) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sinaloa MartinProgne sinaloae Nelson, 1898 | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Baird, & Spencer Fullerton. (1865). Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, vol. 181. Review of American Birds, in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Part 1, Sheet 18. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4MR2X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.