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Common House Martin

Delichon urbicum · Family Hirundinidae

Delichon urbicum

Family Hirundinidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Hirundinidae
GBIF occurrence records
2,593,208
Countries and territories with records
158
Common House Martin
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About this species

This species has 2,593,208 occurrence records from 158 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Spain (15.9%), Sweden (13.6%), the United Kingdom (11.9%), France (10.5%) and Denmark (7.6%); together they account for 59.5% of the total. In Spain, this species accounts for 0.79% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Delichon urbicum combines the genus name Delichon with the species epithet urbicum. The Warbla app catalog lists 4 species of the genus Delichon; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Delichon dasypus, Delichon nipalense and Delichon lagopodum.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 83 species of the family Hirundinidae. This species ranks 4th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Hirundo rustica. Its record count is 4.3 times the family average (600,011). The family Hirundinidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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