Western house martin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the western house martin lives – recorded in 78 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Delichon urbicum
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	78 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Hirundinidae

Where does the western house martin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the western house martin in 78 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the western house martin endangered?

The western house martin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the western house martin?

The western house martin (Delichon urbicum) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Hirundinidae, genus Delichon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the western house martin

The western house martin (Delichon urbicum), sometimes called the common house martin, northern house martin or, particularly in Europe, just house martin, is a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family which breeds in Europe, north Africa and west-central Asia; and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and southwestern Asia. It feeds on insects which are caught in flight, and it migrates to climates where flying insects are plentiful. It has a blue head and upperparts, white rump and pure white underparts, and is found in both open country and near human habitation. It is similar in appearance to the two other martin species of the genus Delichon, which are both endemic to eastern and southern Asia. It has two accepted subspecies.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Western house martin (revision 1368664223), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26055 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).