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Plain or Madagascar Martin

Riparia [paludicola or cowani] (= Riparia paludicola) (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

The brown-throated martin or brown-throated sand martin is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It was first formally described as Hirundo paludicola by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1817 in his Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle. It was formerly regarded as conspecific with the grey-throated martin under the name "plain martin". Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Hirundinidae
Genus:
   Riparia
Scientific:
  Riparia paludicola


Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 14 p.511

Protonym:
  Hirundo paludicola

Type locality:
  South Africa, ex Levaillant, Ois, d'Afr. pi. 246, fig. 2.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60162#page/533/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  031684BAE85E8184

Avibase ID:
  avibase-031684BA

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/031684BA


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562790

Geographic range:

  • Riparia paludicola paludicola: Angola to Zambia, southern Tanzania, and South Africa
  • Riparia paludicola mauritanica: western Morocco (Oued Oum R'bia and Oued Sous)
  • Riparia paludicola minor: Senegambia to Sudan and northeastern Ethiopia
  • Riparia paludicola schoensis: highlands of Ethiopia
  • Riparia paludicola newtoni: mountains of eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon (Bamenda highlands)
  • Riparia paludicola ducis: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kivu) to Uganda, Kenya, and central Tanzania
  • Riparia cowani: Madagascar
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English:
Plain or Madagascar Martin
French:
Hirondelle paludicole ou H. de Madagascar


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Plain or Madagascar Martin ( Riparia [paludicola or cowani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Plain or Madagascar Martin ( Riparia [paludicola or cowani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Plain/Madagascar Martin ( Riparia paludicola/cowani)
eBird version 2024:
Plain/Madagascar Martin ( Riparia paludicola/cowani)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Riparia paludicola [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Riparia [paludicola, cowani or chinensis]

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Afrikaans: Afrikaanse Oewerswael
Arabic: خطاف بني الزور
Azerbaijani: kiçik sahil qaranquşu
Belarusian: Малая ластаўка
Bulgarian: Кафявогърла лястовица
Bengali: খয়রাগলা নাকুটি
Catalan: Oreneta de ribera africana, oreneta de ribera golabruna
Czech: břehule hnědohrdlá
Welsh: Gwennol blaen
Danish: Brunstrubet Digesvale
German: Braunkehluferschwalbe, Braunkehl-Uferschwalbe
Greek: Αμμoχελίδovo, Αφρικανικό Οχθοχελίδονο
English: African sand martin, Brown-throated Martin, Brown-throated sand martin, Plain Martin, Plain or Madagascar Martin, Plain/Madagascar Martin
English (Bangladesh): African Plain Martin
English, HBW: African/Madagascar Plain Martin
English (India): African Plain Martin
English (IOC): Brown-throated Martin
English (Kenya): Plain Martin
English (UAE): Brown-throated Martin
English (United States): Plain Martin
English (South Africa): Brown-throated Martin
Esperanto: Brungorĝa bordhirundo
Spanish: Avión Paludícola, Avión paludícola africano
Spanish (Spain): Avión Paludícola, Avión paludícola africano
Spanish (HBW): Avión paludícola
Estonian: väike-kaldapääsuke
Basque: Zingira-enara
Finnish: pikkutörmäpääsky
French: Hirondelle paludicole, Hirondelle paludicole ou H. de Madagascar
Frisian: Feale ierdswel
Irish: Gabhlán píbdhonn
Galician: Andoriña dos charcos
Hebrew: כוכית כהת-גרון
Croatian: smeđa bregunica
Hungarian: barnatorkú partifecske, Barnatorkú partifescke
Icelandic: Sandsvala
Italian: Topino africano, Topino disadorno
Japanese (romaji): afurikashoudoutsubame, taiwan shōdō tsubame
Japanese: アフリカショウドウツバメ, タイワンショウドウツバメ
Japanese (Kanji): 台湾小洞燕
Kazakh: кіші жар қарлығашы
Kwangali: Sisampamema
Kirghiz: кидик жар чабалекейи
Scientific: Cotyle bita, Cotyle palidubula, Hirundo paludicola, Hirundo palustris, Riparia [paludicola or cowani], Riparia paludicola, Riparia paludicola paludicola, Riparia paludicola/cowani
Lithuanian: Mažoji urvinė kregždė
Latvian: mazā čurkste
Malagasy: Tsidisidina
Macedonian: Кафеава брегова ластовичка
Dutch: Vale Oeverzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brunstrupesandsvale
Norwegian: Brunstrupesandsvale
Polish: brzegówka mała
Pinyin: hè-hóu shā-yàn, zōng shā-yàn
Portuguese: Andorinha-dos-charcos
Portuguese (Portugal): Andorinha-dos-charcos
Rhaeto-Romance: Randulina puppenbrin
Romanian: Lăstun de nisip
Russian: Коричневогорлая береговушка, Малая береговая ласточка, Малая ласточка
Northern Sami: Uhcaderpmoš
Slovak: brehuľa bahenná
Slovenian: rjavogrla breguljka
Shona: Nyenganyenga
Serbian: Afrička bregunica, Smeđa bregunica
Sotho, Southern: Lekabelane
Swedish: Brunstrupig backsvala
Swahili: Kinegwa Mdogo
Thai: นกนางแอ่นทรายสีน้ำตาล
Thai (Transliteration): nók naaŋ-àeen saay sĭi-nám-taan
Tswana: Pêolwane
Turkish: esmer kum kırlangıcı
Tsonga: Mbawulwana
Ukrainian: Ластівка мала
Uzbek: кичик қалдирғоч
Vietnamese: Chim Nhạn nâu đỏ, Chim Nhạn nâu nhỏ, Nhạn nâu đỏ
Chinese: 褐喉沙燕, 非洲褐喉沙燕
Chinese (Traditional): 褐喉沙燕
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 棕沙燕
Chinese (Taiwan): 棕沙燕

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