Immunocompetence and nestling survival in the house martin : the tasty chick hypothesis.
The common house martin is a noisy species, especially at its breeding colonies.
The flight is fluttering like a house martin.
Although this bird is superficially similar to a house martin, it is not closely related to that passerine species.
The vocalisations include short high "pli", and "piieh" and "tshir" calls resembling those of the linnet and the house martin respectively.
Although this bird is superficially similar to a barn swallow or house martin, it is not related to those passerine species.
The common house martin tends to breed colonially, and nests may be built in contact with each other.
It also frequently nests on large buildings such as temples and bridges, but not to the same extent as the common house martin.
