Brown-throated Martin

Riparia paludicola - Hirondelle paludicole

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Hirundinidés
Genus
:
Riparia
Species
:
paludicola

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1817

Biometrics

Size
: 12 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 11 à 15 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Brown-throated Martin (Riparia paludicola) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Riparia paludicola paludicola (Angola to s Tanzania and south to South Africa)
Riparia paludicola mauritanica (w Morocco)
Riparia paludicola minor (Senegal and Gambia to n Ethiopia)
Riparia paludicola schoensis (c Ethiopia)
Riparia paludicola newtoni (ne Nigeria and w Cameroon)
Riparia paludicola ducis (e DRCongo, Uganda, Kenya and n and c Tanzania)

Foreign names

Hirondelle paludicole,
Avión paludícola africano,
andorinha-dos-charcos-africana,
Braunkehl-Uferschwalbe,
barnatorkú partifecske,
Vale Oeverzwaluw,
Topino africano,
brunstrupig backsvala,
Brunstrupesandsvale,
brehuľa bahenná,
břehule hnědohrdlá,
Brunstrubet Digesvale,
pikkutörmäpääsky,
Afrikaanse Oewerswael,
oreneta de ribera golabruna,
Sandsvala,
brzegówka mała,
mazā čurkste,
rjavogrla breguljka,
Малая ласточка,
アフリカショウドウツバメ,
非洲褐喉沙燕,
brunstrupig backsvala,
褐喉沙燕,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Wastewater Treatment Areas