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Galápagos martin

Progne modesta Gould, 1838

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The galápagos martin (Progne modesta) is a species in the family Hirundinidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 41.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Galápagos martin (Progne modesta)
Photo: Charles Darwin, John Gould · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the galápagos martin

Weight
41.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the galápagos martin live?

Not recorded

What is the galápagos martin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Galapagos martin (Progne modesta) is an Endangered species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands.

From the Wikipedia article “Galápagos martin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gal%C3%A1pagos_martin&oldid=1379734017), 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 galápagos martin endangered?

The galápagos martin is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the galápagos martin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyHirundinidae
  6. genusProgne
  7. SpeciesProgne modesta Gould, 1838

Synonyms Hirundo concolor, Progne modesta modesta

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Galapagos martinEnglish
  • Galapagos martinEnglish
  • Southern martinEnglish
  • خطاف غالاباغوسArabic
  • oreneta de les GalápagosCatalan
  • jiřička galapážskáCzech
  • gwennol MagellanWelsh
  • GalapagossvaleDanish
  • Galápagos PurpursvaleDanish
  • GalapagosschwalbeGerman
  • BlauschwalbeGerman
  • GalápagosschwalbeGerman
  • galapaga hirundoEsperanto
  • Golondrina de GalápagosSpanish
  • Golondrina de Las GalápagosSpanish
  • väike-türkiispääsukeEstonian
  • چلچله گالاپاگوسPersian
  • etelänsinipääskyFinnish
  • hirondelle sombreFrench
  • Hirondelle des GalapagosFrench
  • galapagoski piljakCroatian
  • galápagosi bíborfecskeHungarian
  • Rondine delle GalapagosItalian
  • ミナミムラサキツバメJapanese
  • ガラパゴスムラサキツバメJapanese
  • galapaginė miškinė kregždėLithuanian
  • GalápagospurperzwaluwDutch
  • Patagonische urperzwaluwDutch
  • koboltsvaleNorwegian
  • jaskółczak widłosternyPolish
  • andorinha-grandePortuguese
  • andorinha-das-galápagosPortuguese
  • Галапагосская ласточкаRussian
  • Вилохвостая лесная ласточкаRussian
  • lastovička galapágskaSlovak
  • Galapagoska lastaSerbian
  • galápagosstorsvalaSwedish
  • Galapagos KırlangıcıTurkish
  • щурик галапагоськийUkrainian
  • 加岛崖燕Chinese
  • 加島崖燕Chinese
  • 加拉巴哥崖燕Chinese

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Relatives of the galápagos martin

Other species in the same genus Progne.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the galápagos martin?

An adult galápagos martin weighs 41.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the galápagos martin endangered?

The galápagos martin is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the galápagos martin?

The galápagos martin (Progne modesta) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Galápagos martin (Progne modesta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/galapagos-martin

MLA

“Galápagos martin (Progne modesta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/galapagos-martin.

BibTeX
@misc{galapagos_martin_2026,
  title = {Galápagos martin (Progne modesta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/galapagos-martin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}