Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Gray-breasted Martin

Progne chalybea

Spanish: Golondrina acerada

The grey-breasted martin (Progne chalybea) is a large swallow from Central and South America.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Hirundinidae

Local records37 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records11,345 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2023 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-05-17 — observation by olgajudith
2024-01-29 — observation by davidgalindo
2024-01-10 — observation by elrayman210
2024-01-01 — observation by zihuadean
2023-06-20 — observation by isabel_soria
2023-06-20 — observation by isabel_soria

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Gray-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/progne-chalybea/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.