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The Western house martin (Delichon urbicum) is a bird found in Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Germany, and 3 more countries. Under the eaves of buildings across Europe and Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Western house martin lives

Under the eaves of buildings across Europe and Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs100%

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

Conservation status

Hear the Western house martin

Recorded by João Ferreira Tomás (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1165048. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Western house martin

Where does the Western house martin live?

The Western house martin lives in Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Germany, and 3 more countries. Under the eaves of buildings across Europe and Asia.

What does the Western house 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 Western house martin endangered?

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

More birds from Europe

• Mistle thrush
• Northern wheatear
• Common redstart
• Barnacle goose
• Stock dove
• Tree pipit

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