Siberian House Martin

When to see the Siberian House Martin

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Siberian House Martin

The map shades 11 countries with regular records, and 4 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Japan, Vietnam, India.

About the Siberian House Martin

The Siberian house martin or eastern house martin is a passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It breeds in rocky areas of northeastern Russia, Mongolia and northern China and winters in Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. It was formerly considered conspecific with the western house martin.

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Easily confused with

Nepal House MartinDelichon nipalenseThe adult Nepal house martin is 13 cm (5.1 in) long, mainly blue-black above and white below. Asian House MartinDelichon dasypusThe adult Asian house martin of the nominate subspecies is 12 cm (4.7 in) long, dark steel blue above with a contrasting white rump, grey-washed white underparts, and a slightly forked tail. Western House MartinDelichon urbicumThe adult western house martin is 13 cm (5 in) long, with a wingspan of 26–29 cm (10–11+1⁄2 in) and a weight averaging 18.3 g (21⁄32 oz).