{"id":25361,"date":"2012-11-05T14:20:52","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:13:58","slug":"house-martin-delichon-urbicum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern House-martin Delichon urbicum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The House Martin (Delichon urbicum) is a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family which breeds in Europe, north Africa and temperate Asia; and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia. It feeds on insects which are caught in flight, and it migrates to climates where flying insects are plentiful.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Northern House-martin\u00a0<i>Delichon\u00a0urbicum<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-233-25361\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1685\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum-9.jpg\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/thumbs\/thumbs_house-martin-delichon-urbicum-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>House Martin (Delichon urbicum) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1684\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum-8.jpg\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/thumbs\/thumbs_house-martin-delichon-urbicum-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>House Martin (Delichon urbicum) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1683\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum-7.jpg\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/thumbs\/thumbs_house-martin-delichon-urbicum-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>House Martin (Delichon urbicum) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1682\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum-6.jpg\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/thumbs\/thumbs_house-martin-delichon-urbicum-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>House Martin (Delichon urbicum) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1681\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum-5.jpg\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/thumbs\/thumbs_house-martin-delichon-urbicum-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>House Martin (Delichon urbicum) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1680\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum-4.jpg\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/thumbs\/thumbs_house-martin-delichon-urbicum-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>House Martin (Delichon urbicum) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1679\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum-3.jpg\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/thumbs\/thumbs_house-martin-delichon-urbicum-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>House Martin (Delichon urbicum) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1678\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum-2.jpg\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/thumbs\/thumbs_house-martin-delichon-urbicum-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>House Martin (Delichon urbicum) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1677\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum-10.jpg\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/thumbs\/thumbs_house-martin-delichon-urbicum-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>House Martin (Delichon urbicum) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1676\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum-1.jpg\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"House Martin (Delichon urbicum) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/house-martin-delichon-urbicum\/thumbs\/thumbs_house-martin-delichon-urbicum-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>House Martin (Delichon urbicum) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Martin (Delichon urbicum) is a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family which breeds in Europe, north Africa and temperate Asia; and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia. It feeds on insects which are caught in flight, and it migrates to climates where flying insects are plentiful. 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