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Caribbean martin

Progne dominicensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

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The caribbean martin (Progne dominicensis) is a species in the family Hirundinidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 38 g to 39.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Caribbean martin (Progne dominicensis)
Photo: Richard Bowdler Sharpe · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the caribbean martin

Weight
38 g – 39.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.45 – 4.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the caribbean martin live?

Not recorded

What is the caribbean martin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Caribbean martin or white-bellied martin (Progne dominicensis) is a large swallow.

It has at various times been considered alternatively as a race of the purple martin, Progne subis.

From the Wikipedia article “Caribbean martin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caribbean_martin&oldid=1313940848), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the caribbean martin endangered?

The caribbean martin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the caribbean martin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyHirundinidae
  6. genusProgne
  7. SpeciesProgne dominicensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Hirundo dominicensis, Progne dominicensis dominicensis, Progne subis dominicensis

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Gale birdEnglish
  • Purple martinEnglish
  • Snowy-bellied martinEnglish
  • خطاف الكاريبيArabic
  • oreneta del CaribCatalan
  • jiřička bělobřicháCzech
  • gwennol y CaribîWelsh
  • CaribersvaleDanish
  • KaribikschwalbeGerman
  • Dominikaner-SchwalbeGerman
  • DominikanerschwalbeGerman
  • kariba hirundoEsperanto
  • Golondrina caribeñaSpanish
  • Golondrina de iglesiasSpanish
  • Golondrina GrandeSpanish
  • antilli türkiispääsukeEstonian
  • karibiansinipääskyFinnish
  • Hirondelle à ventre blancFrench
  • karipski piljakCroatian
  • karibi bíborfecskeHungarian
  • Rondine dei CaraibiItalian
  • シロハラムラサキツバメJapanese
  • karibinė miškinė kregždėLithuanian
  • Caribische PurperzwaluwDutch
  • karibsvaleNorwegian
  • Souchi Grandi CaribensePapiamento
  • Swalchi Grandi CaribensePapiamento
  • jaskółczak antylskiPolish
  • andorinha-caribenhaPortuguese
  • Andorinha-do-caribePortuguese
  • andorinha-dominicanaPortuguese
  • Доминиканская ласточкаRussian
  • Доминиканская лесная ласточкаRussian
  • lastovička antilskáSlovak
  • karibstorsvalaSwedish
  • karibisk storsvalaSwedish
  • Karayip KırlangıcıTurkish
  • щурик антильськийUkrainian
  • 加勒比崖燕Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the caribbean martin

Other species in the same genus Progne.

CompareCaribbean martin vs Purple martinCaribbean martin vs Brown-chested martinCaribbean martin vs Grey-breasted martinCaribbean martin vs Peruvian martin

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the caribbean martin?

An adult caribbean martin weighs 38 g – 39.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the caribbean martin endangered?

The caribbean martin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the caribbean martin?

The caribbean martin (Progne dominicensis) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Caribbean martin (Progne dominicensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/caribbean-martin

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{caribbean_martin_2026,
  title = {Caribbean martin (Progne dominicensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/caribbean-martin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}