How big is a Sinaloa Martin?

The Sinaloa Martin is a small sized bird weighing about 43 g.

Where can you see a Sinaloa Martin?

The Sinaloa Martin is endemic to Mexico, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Sinaloa Martin?

The Sinaloa Martin is most easily confused with the Peruvian Martin, the Galapagos Martin and the Cuban Martin.

Is the Sinaloa Martin endangered?

The Sinaloa Martin is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Sinaloa Martin

Progne sinaloae

Swallows · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Sinaloa Martin (Progne sinaloae) is a legendary swallow found only in Mexico, weighing about 43 g. The Sinaloa martin is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins.

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Sinaloa Martin (Progne sinaloae), photo 1 — Photo: Nigel Voaden · CC BY 4.0

Sinaloa Martin (Progne sinaloae), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Sinaloa Martin

The Sinaloa martin is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins. It breeds in Mexico; its wintering range is not known but is believed to be in South America. There is one record from Guatemala.

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How to identify it

The Sinaloa martin is 17 to 18.5 cm (6.7 to 7.3 in) long; three individuals weighed between 42 and 43.7 g (1.5 and 1.5 oz). The sexes are dimorphic; both have a slightly forked tail. Adult males are mostly glossy steel-blue. Their wings and tail are black with a bluish gloss. Their lower breast and belly are white and their undertail coverts white with dark spots. Females have duller blue upperparts than males and sometimes have gray-brown mottling there. Their face, throat, upper breast, and flanks are dusky brown though the middle of the throat is paler than the breast. Voice: The Sinaloa martin's vocalizations are similar to those of other Progne martins; for examples see here and here.

Where it lives

Mexico

When to see it

Best months: March, April, May, June, July, August, with peak activity in March. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Sinaloa Martin?: The Sinaloa martin is 17 to 18.5 cm (6.7 to 7.3 in) long; three individuals weighed between 42 and 43.7 g (1.5 and 1.5 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Sinaloa Martin?: The Sinaloa Martin is a small sized bird weighing about 43 g.
Where can you see a Sinaloa Martin?: The Sinaloa Martin is endemic to Mexico, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Sinaloa Martin?: The Sinaloa Martin is most easily confused with the Peruvian Martin, the Galapagos Martin and the Cuban Martin.
Is the Sinaloa Martin endangered?: The Sinaloa Martin is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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