Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusPtyonoprogne (Crag-Martins)
- SpeciesPtyonoprogne fuligula (Rock Martin)
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Angola Swallow
Hirundo angolensis
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Gray-rumped Swallow
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rock Martin in Nyungwe National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Rock Martin sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rock Martin in Nyungwe National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Rock Martin in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.