bird · Passeriformes · Hirundinidae

Rock Martin

Ptyonoprogne fuligula (Lichtenstein, 1842) — also called Large Rock Martin, Rock Martin (Pale Crag-Martin), Rock Martin (Rock). Occurrence records of the Rock Martin are shared on GBIF from around 181 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kloofendal Nature Reserve (1 814 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernHirundinidae

181reserves with records

31 842records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula) — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 814
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 619
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 479
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	1 331
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 200
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 121
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	977
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	975
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	934
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	932
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	931
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	798
Kruin ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	770
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	752
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	687
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NC Northern Cape	685
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	674
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	668
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	588
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	577
West Coast National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	532
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	469
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	448
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	443
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	443
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	393
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	385
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	385
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	364
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	352
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	348
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	346
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	303
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	286
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	279
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	264
Silkaatsnek Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	238
Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	233
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	215
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	205
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	NC Northern Cape	204
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	198
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	194
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	164
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	153
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	151
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	149
Rooipoort Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	148
Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	135
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	129
Montgomery VleiNature reserve	GP Gauteng	119
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	117
Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	111
Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	106
Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	106
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	102
Woody Cape Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	94
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	91
Lutzville Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	90
Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	87

and 121 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 82 reserves
Eastern Cape: 20 reserves
Gauteng: 18 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 16 reserves
Northern Cape: 14 reserves
Limpopo: 11 reserves
Free State: 10 reserves
Mpumalanga: 6 reserves
North West: 4 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Scientific name: Ptyonoprogne fuligula
GBIF taxon: 7340285
Wikidata: Q25252247

More of the Hirundinidae family

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.