House Martin
Delichon urbicum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusDelichon (House Martins)
- SpeciesDelichon urbicum (House Martin)
The western house martin (Delichon urbicum), sometimes called the common house martin, northern house martin or, particularly in Europe, just house martin, is a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family which breeds in Europe, north Africa and west-central Asia; and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and southwestern Asia. It feeds on insects which are caught in flight, and it migrates to climates where flying insects are plentiful. It has a blue head and upperparts, white rump and pure white underparts, and is found in both open country and near human habitation. It is similar in appearance to the two other martin species of the genus Delichon, which are both endemic to eastern and southern Asia. It has two accepted subspecies. Both the scientific and colloquial name of the bird are related to its use of human-made structures. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Doi Inthanon National Park
Asian House Martin
Delichon dasypus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Dusky Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne concolor
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Black-backed Sibia
Heterophasia melanoleuca
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Green-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga nipalensis
Davison's Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus intensior
Rufous-winged Fulvetta
Alcippe castaneceps
Silver-eared Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron melanostigma
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of House Martin at Doi Inthanon National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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