Brown-chested Martin, Phaeoprogne tapera fusca
Number of accepted Brown-chested Martin records for Louisiana = 1 as of July 2018
One immature male molting to first basic
(2009-96) on 6 September 2009, Cameron: Fruge Road, 0.4
mi. S of Pine Pasture Road; Paul E. Conover (LSUMZ/
DLD 9700, ph). This represents a first state
record and pertains to the southern migratory subspecies,
P. t. fusca.
Brown-chested Martin, left, with Tree Swallow. Photo by Paul Conover