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Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera (Linnaeus, 1766)
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 brown-chested martin (Progne tapera) is a species of passerine bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins. It is found regularly in Panama and every mainland South American country except Chile. It has been documented as a vagrant in Aruba and Chile and there are unconfirmed reports from the Falkland Islands. It is a casual visitor to Costa Rica and has been recorded in Florida, Massachusetts, and New Jersey.
Wikipedia contributors, Brown-chested martin; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:43:21.006190+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Progne tapera (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Common name
- Brown-chested 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 tapera (Linnaeus, 1766)
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 |
| Southern MartinProgne elegans S. F. Baird, 1865 | 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 |
| Sinaloa MartinProgne sinaloae Nelson, 1898 | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phaeoprogne tapera (Linnaeus, 1766) (Linnaeus, 1766) | synonym |
| Hirundo tapera Linnaeus, 1766 Linnaeus, 1766 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554392 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:4MR34. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.