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The Brown-chested martin (Progne tapera) is a bird found in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia and Peru. Open land and towns across South America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Brown-chested martin lives

Open land and towns across South America.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Brown-chested martin

Recorded by Fabrício Grigolin (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1072697. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Brown-chested martin

Where does the Brown-chested martin live?

The Brown-chested martin lives in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia and Peru. Open land and towns across South America.

What does the Brown-chested martin eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Brown-chested martin endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from South America

• Galápagos Petrel
• Raiatea Fruit Dove
• Rapa Fruit Dove
• Rapa shearwater
• Pfrimer's Parakeet
• Titicaca Grebe

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.