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title: "Southern Martin"
description: "Progne elegans — Uccelli. The southern martin (Progne elegans) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/southern-martin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Martin

> Progne elegans — Uccelli. The southern martin (Progne elegans) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins.

- Scientific name: *Progne elegans*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1183
- Wikidata: [Q3136322](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3136322)
- iNaturalist taxon: [11866](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/11866)

## Names

- en: Southern Martin
- de: Blauschwalbe
- es: Golondrina negra
- fr: Hirondelle gracieuse
- nl: Patagonische purperzwaluw
- pt: Andorinha-do-sul
- pl: Jaskółczak południowy

## Countries with the most observations

AR (981), BO (13), UY (11), CO (8), BR (7), PA (3), PE (3)

## Summary

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

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_martin

## Photo

![Southern Martin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-martin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Museo CN del depto San Cristobal · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/57786598

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-martin?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).