Brown-throated Martin
Also known as Riparia paludicola, brown-throated sand martin
species of bird
Species
African sand martin
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae
Observations1,224
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- Image
- Plain Martin - Brown-throated Martin (Riparia paludicola) - Flickr - Lip Kee (1).jpg
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The brown-throated martin, brown-throated sand martin or plain martin (Riparia paludicola) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family, Hirundinidae, that is widely distributed across Africa. It was formerly regarded as conspecific with the grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis) and the Madagascar martin (Riparia cowani).
Taxonomy