Gray-breasted Martin
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Gray-breasted Martin

Progne chalybea

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cañón del Sumidero National Park
134 Verified sightings at Cañón del Sumidero National Park From 2019 to 2026
25,149 Verified sightings across all 82 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Gray-breasted Martin

The grey-breasted martin (Progne chalybea) is a large swallow from Central and South America. In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the grey-breasted martin in the second volume of his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. He used the French name L'hirondelle de Cayenne and the Latin name Hirundo Cayanensis. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. The grey-breasted martin was subsequently described by the French polymath, the Comte de Buffon, in 1779 and by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1783. Latham used the English name "Chalybeate swallow" but neither Buffon nor Latham introduced a scientific name.

The German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin included the grey-breasted martin when he revised and expanded Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae in 1789. He placed it with the swallows in the genus Hirundo and coined the binomial name Hirundo chalybea. The specific epithet chalybea is Latin meaning "steely". The grey-breasted martin is now one of nine species placed in the... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cañón del Sumidero National Park

Northern Rough-winged Swallow
LC

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Mangrove Swallow
LC

Mangrove Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachycineta albilinea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Violet-green Swallow
LC

Violet-green Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachycineta thalassina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Cave Swallow
LC

Cave Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrochelidon fulva

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Cliff Swallow
LC

Cliff Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Clay-colored Thrush
LC

Clay-colored Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus grayi

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Great-tailed Grackle
LC

Great-tailed Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Boat-billed Flycatcher
LC

Boat-billed Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megarynchus pitangua

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Magnolia Warbler
LC

Magnolia Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga magnolia

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~50%
2 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~50%
3 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
4 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~30%
5 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~30%
6 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
7 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
8 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
9 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
10 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
11 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
12 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~30%
13 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
14 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
15 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%
16 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
17 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~20%
18 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
19 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
20 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
21 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
~20%
22 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
23 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
24 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
25 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
26 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
27 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
28 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
29 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
30 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
31 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~10%
32 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
33 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
34 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
35 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
36 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
37 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
38 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
39 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
40 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
41 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
42 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
43 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
44 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
45 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
46 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
47 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
48 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
49 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
50 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
51 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
52 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
53 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
54 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
55 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
56 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
57 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
58 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
59 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
60 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
61 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
62 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
63 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
64 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
65 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
66 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
67 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
68 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
69 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
70 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
71 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
72 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
73 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
74 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
75 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
76 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
77 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
78 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
79 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
80 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
81 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
82 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-breasted Martin in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Martin sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park, based on 134 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray-breasted Martin in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Gray-breasted Martin in Cañón del Sumidero National Park in our monthly data.

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