NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Red-throated Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne rufigula (G. A. Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)
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 red-throated rock martin (Ptyonoprogne rufigula), also known as the red-throated crag-martin, is a small passerine bird in the swallow family, Hirundinidae. It is found over a large area of Africa from Sierra Leone eastwards to Eritrea and Ethiopia and then south across East Africa to Zimbabwe and northern Mozambique. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the large rock martin.
Wikipedia contributors, Red-throated rock martin; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:48:55.790656+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ptyonoprogne rufigula (G. A. Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)
- Name authority
- (G. A. Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)
- Common name
- Red-throated Rock Martin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- Genus
- Ptyonoprogne
- 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
- genusPtyonoprogne Reichenbach, 1850
- speciesPtyonoprogne rufigula (G. A. Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ptyonoprogne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dusky Crag MartinPtyonoprogne concolor (Sykes, 1832) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale Crag MartinPtyonoprogne obsoleta (Cabanis, 1851) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris (Scopoli, 1769) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Large Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula (M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1842) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Cotyle rufigula G. A. Fischer & Reichenow, 1884 G. A. Fischer & Reichenow, 1884 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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=1278439 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:SN683. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.