GREY-BREASTED MARTIN Progne chalybea
The main difference between a martin and a swallow is one of size, the martin is big and the swallow is, in general small. The Grey-breasted Martin is known as the Golondrina Domestica to Paraguayans, a reference to their habit of placing nests under the eaves of buildings - something that not all house-owners look kindly upon!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE582PH) Pair, Estancia Kanguery, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE583PH) Pair preparing to roost, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith August 2006).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE584PH) Adult ventral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Fredi Ramírez October 2007).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE585PH) Adult lateral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Fredi Ramírez October 2007).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE586PH) White-throated adult lateral, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE587PH) Adult in flight, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Fredi Ramírez October 2007).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE588PH) Adult arriving at nest hole,  PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Fredi Ramírez October 2007).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE589PH) Nest, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE590VI) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael. Other Grey-breasted Martins are calling in the background as well as a single warbled phrase by a House Wren.  (Paul Smith September 2006).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE591VI) Adult, Estancia Kanguery, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2010).
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Progne chalybea
1 (FPAVE592RE) Calls near nest  recorded Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).
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