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title: "Hirundo obsoleta"
description: "Ptyonoprogne obsoleta — Aves. The pale crag martin (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family that is resident in Northern Africa and in Southwestern Asia, east to Pakistan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/pale-crag-martin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hirundo obsoleta

> Ptyonoprogne obsoleta — Aves. The pale crag martin (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family that is resident in Northern Africa and in Southwestern Asia, east to Pakistan.

- Scientific name: *Ptyonoprogne obsoleta*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 691
- Wikidata: [Q3113953](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3113953)
- iNaturalist taxon: [465888](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/465888)

## Names

- en: Pale Crag-Martin
- de: Wüstenschwalbe
- es: Avión isabel norteño
- fr: Hirondelle du désert
- nl: Vale rotszwaluw
- pt: Hirundo obsoleta
- pl: Jaskółka płowa

## Countries with the most observations

EG (117), IL (99), DZ (82), OM (58), AE (54), JO (48), SA (38), PS (10), MA (9), IR (5), MR (3), YE (3)

## Summary

The pale crag martin (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family that is resident in Northern Africa and in Southwestern Asia, east to Pakistan. It breeds mainly in the mountains, but also at lower altitudes, especially in rocky areas and around towns. Unlike most swallows, it is often found far from water. It is 12–13 cm (4+1⁄2–5 in) long, with mainly brown plumage, paler-toned on the upper breast and underwing coverts, and with white "windows" on the spread tail in flight. The sexes are similar in appearance, but juveniles have pale fringes to the upperparts and flight feathers. It was…

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

## Photo

![Hirundo obsoleta](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pale-crag-martin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nick Blewden · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98264062

## Machine access

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