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- Mascarene_martin abstract "The Mascarene martin or Mascarene swallow (Phedina borbonica) is a passerine bird in the swallow family that breeds in Madagascar and in the Mascarene Islands. The nominate subspecies occurs on Mauritius and Réunion and has never been found away from the Mascarene Islands, but the smaller Madagascan subspecies, P. b. madagascariensis, is migratory and has been recorded wintering in East Africa or wandering to other Indian Ocean islands.The Mascarene martin is a small swallow that has grey-brown underparts becoming white on the throat and lower abdomen, dark grey-brown upperparts and a slightly forked tail. The underparts are heavily streaked with black. It nests in small colonies anywhere with suitably sheltered sites for constructing a nest, such as ledges, buildings, tunnels, caves or amongst rocks. The nest is a shallow cup of twigs and other plant material, and the normal clutch is two or three brown-spotted white eggs. The incubation and fledging times are unknown. The Mascarene martin has a heavy flight with slow wingbeats interspersed with glides, and frequently perches on wires. It feeds on insects in flight, often hunting low over the ground or vegetation. In eastern Africa, open habitats such as deforested areas are frequently used for hunting. A number of internal and external parasites have been detected in this species.Tropical cyclones can adversely affect populations on the smaller islands, but the Mascarene martin is a locally common bird with an apparently stable population and is classed as a species of Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Its legal protection ranges from none on the French overseas department of Réunion to a status on Mauritius as a \"species of wildlife in respect of which more severe penalties are provided\".".
- Mascarene_martin binomialAuthority Johann_Friedrich_Gmelin.
- Mascarene_martin class Bird.
- Mascarene_martin conservationStatus "LC".
- Mascarene_martin conservationStatusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Mascarene_martin family Swallow.
- Mascarene_martin genus Phedina.
- Mascarene_martin kingdom Animal.
- Mascarene_martin order Passerine.
- Mascarene_martin phylum Chordate.
- Mascarene_martin synonym "Cotyle borbonica (Gmelin, 1789)".
- Mascarene_martin synonym "Hirundo borbonica. (Bonaparte, 1850.)".
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