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Banded Martin

Neophedina cincta (Boddaert, P 1783)

The banded martin or banded sand martin is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae that is endemic to Africa. It is the only species placed in the genus Neophedina. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Hirundinidae
Genus:
   Neophedina
Scientific:
  Neophedina cincta

Original description

Citation:
  (Boddaert, P 1783)

Reference:
   Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton

Protonym:
  Hirundo Cincta

Type locality:
  Cape of Good Hope, ex Daubenton, pl. 723, fig. 1.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/67/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1AED683B35F63873

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1AED683B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1AED683B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562788

Geographic range:

  • Neophedina cincta: lowland to montane grassland, savanna, and reedy lakes and marshes, from southern Gabon and northern Angola eastward to southern South Sudan and Ethiopia, southward to northern Namibia, Zimbabwe, and southern South Africa; southern and highland populations migrate to Central and West Africa
  • Neophedina cincta cincta: Zimbabwe and KwaZulu-Natal to Cape Province
  • Neophedina cincta erlangeri: Ethiopia and Sudan (upper White Nile River)
  • Neophedina cincta suahelica: southern South Sudan to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, western Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and western Mozambique
  • Neophedina cincta parvula: northern Angola to southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northwestern Zambia; winters to Cameroon
  • Neophedina cincta xerica: Kalahari of northern Botswana and Namibia to Angola and western Zambia
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Banded Martin
Afrikaans:
Gebande Oewerswael
Azerbaijani:
ağqaş sahil qaranquşu
Bulgarian:
Беловежда лястовица
Catalan:
oreneta de ribera de collar
Czech:
břehule africká
Danish:
Stor Digesvale
German:
Weißbrauen-Uferschwalbe
Greek:
Ζωvoχελίδovo
Esperanto:
benda hirundo
Spanish:
Avión Cinchado
Spanish (Spain):
Avión Cinchado
Estonian:
suur-kaldapääsuke
Basque:
Uhalde-enara lepokoduna
Finnish:
isotörmäpääsky
French:
Hirondelle à collier
Croatian:
velika bregunica
Hungarian:
szalagos partifecske
Icelandic:
Barðsvala
Italian:
Topino dai sopraccigli bianchi
Japanese (romaji):
mayujiroshoudoutsubame
Japanese:
マユジロショウドウツバメ
Lithuanian:
Dryžoji urvinė kregždė
Latvian:
lielā čurkste
Dutch:
Witbrauwzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitbrynsandsvale
Norwegian:
Hvitbrynsandsvale
Polish:
pasmówka
Portuguese:
andorinha-das-barreiras-africana
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-de-colar
Romanian:
Lăstun sprâncenat
Russian:
Белобровая береговушка
Slovak:
brehuľa goliernatá
Slovenian:
afriška breguljka
Serbian:
Velika bregunica
Swedish:
större backsvala
Turkish:
Kuşaklı Kum Kırlangıcı
Ukrainian:
Ластівка білоброва
Chinese:
斑沙燕
Chinese (Traditional):
斑沙燕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hirondelle à collier ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Hirondelle à collier ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
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:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
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:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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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:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
Banded Martin ( Neophedina cincta) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Riparia cincta [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Riparia cincta [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Riparia cincta [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Banded Martin ( Riparia cincta) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Riparia cincta [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Riparia cincta [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Gebande Oewerswael, Oewerswael
Azerbaijani: ağqaş sahil qaranquşu
Belarusian: Белабровая ластаўка
Bulgarian: Беловежда лястовица
Catalan: Oreneta de ribera cellablanca, oreneta de ribera de collar
Czech: Brehule africká, břehule africká
Welsh: Gwennol dorchog
Danish: Stor Digesvale
German: Bindenschwalbe, Weißbrauenschwalbe, Weissbrauen-Uferschwalbe
Greek: Ζωvoχελίδovo
English: Banded Martin, Banded Sand Martin, Banded Sand-Martin
English (Avilist): Banded Martin
English, HBW: Banded Martin
English (IOC): Banded Martin
English (Kenya): Banded Martin
English (United States): Banded Martin
Esperanto: benda hirundo, Zona bordhirundo
Spanish: Avión Cinchado, Avión de Bandas, Avión Zapador Cejiblanco
Spanish (Spain): Avión Cinchado
Spanish (HBW): Avión cinchado
Estonian: suur-kaldapääsuke
Basque: Uhalde-enara lepokoduna
Finnish: Isotörmäpääsky
French: Hirondelle à collier, Hirondelle à front blanc, Hirondelle de rivage à front blanc
French (Guyane): Hirondelle à collier
Frisian: Wytbrau-ierdswel
Irish: Gabhlán fonsach
Galician: Andoriña das barreiras grande
Croatian: velika bregunica
Hungarian: szalagos partifecske
Icelandic: Barðsvala
Italian: Topino dai sopraccigli bianchi, Topino fasciato
Japanese (romaji): mayujiroshoudoutsubame
Japanese: マユジロショウドウツバメ
Kazakh: аққас жар қарлығашы
Kwangali: Sisampamema
Kirghiz: ак каш жар чабалекейи
Scientific: Hirundo Cincta, Neophedina cincta, Neophedina cincta cincta, Phedina cincta, Riparia cincta, Riparia cincta cincta
Lithuanian: Apykaklėtoji kregždė, Dryžoji urvinė kregždė
Latvian: lielā čurkste
Macedonian: Ѓерданеста ластовичка
Dutch: Bandoeverzwaluw, Witbrauwzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitbrynsandsvale
Norwegian: Hvitbrynsandsvale
Polish: brzegówka obrozna, brzegówka obrożna, pasmówka
Portuguese: Andorinha de colar, andorinha-das-barreiras-africana, Andorinha-das-barreiras-de-colar, Andorinha-de-colar
Portuguese (Angola): Andorinha-das-barreiras-grande
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-de-colar
Romanian: Lăstun sprâncenat
Russian: Белобровая береговая ласточка, Белобровая береговушка
Northern Sami: Stuorraderpmoš
Slovak: brehula bielo-hnedá, brehuľa bielohnedá, Brehuľa bielo-hnedá, brehuľa goliernatá
Slovenian: afriška breguljka
Shona: Nyenganyenga
Serbian: Velika bregunica
Sotho, Southern: Lekabelane
Swedish: Större backsvala
Swahili: Kinegwa Miraba, Kinegwa Mkubwa
Tswana: Pêolwane
Turkish: Büyük Kum Kırlangıcı, Kuşaklı Kum Kırlangıcı
Tsonga: Mbawulwana
Ukrainian: Ластівка білоброва
Chinese: 斑沙燕
Chinese (Traditional): 斑沙燕
Zulu: inhlolemvulabandensundu

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