Common House Martin

Delichon urbicum

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The common house martin (Delichon urbicum), sometimes called the 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 temperate Asia; and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical 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...

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  1. (c) Mark Kilner, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/markkilner/41796284615/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delichon_urbicum

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