The pale crag martin (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta) has washed-out colours, including a pale grey throat, upper breast and underwing coverts, and the rest of the underparts are a dirty white. It hunts along cliff faces for flying insects using a slow flight with much gliding. It is a small passerine bird in the swallow family that is resident in northern Africa and in southwestern Asia east to Pakistan. It is also common in Jordan.
