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Sand Martin
Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)
The Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family. It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically the whole of Europe and the Mediterranean countries, part of northern Asia and also North America. It winters in eastern and southern Africa, South America and South Asia. It is known as Bank Swallow in North America, and as Collared Sand Martin in South Asia, and sometimes as European Sand Martin. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Hirundinidae
Genus:
Riparia
Scientific:
Riparia riparia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.192
Protonym:
Hirundo riparia
Avibase ID:
94A1C447583CB6D2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/94A1C447
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178436
Geographic range:
- Riparia riparia riparia: Breeds widely in Holarctic regions; >in tropics
- Riparia riparia innominata: SE Kazakhstan; may winter in Africa or s Asia
- Riparia riparia shelleyi: Lower Egypt and Suez Canal region
- Riparia riparia eilata: breeding range unknown; reported only from migration through Israel
- Riparia riparia [ijimae or taczanowskii]: Kamchatka Pen. and Kuril Is. to Amur River and Hokkaido
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Source: Clements checklist
Sand Martin
Catalan:
oreneta de ribera comuna
Czech:
břehule říční
Danish:
Digesvale
German:
Uferschwalbe
Spanish:
Avión Zapador
Spanish (Spain):
Avión Zapador
Finnish:
törmäpääsky
French:
Hirondelle de rivage
Croatian:
Bregunica
Hungarian:
partifecske
Icelandic:
Bakkasvala
Italian:
Topino
Japanese (romaji):
shoudoutsubame
Japanese:
ショウドウツバメ
Lithuanian:
Urvinė kregždė
Dutch:
Oeverzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sandsvale
Norwegian:
Sandsvale
Polish:
brzegówka
Portuguese:
Andorinha-das-barreiras
Portuguese (Brazil):
andorinha-do-barranco
Russian:
Береговушка
Slovak:
brehuľa hnedá
Serbian:
Bregunica
Swedish:
backsvala
Ukrainian:
Ластівка берегова
Chinese:
崖沙燕
Chinese (Traditional):
灰沙燕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Common Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Common Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Common Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Common Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Common Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Common Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Collared Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Collared Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Collared Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Collared Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Collared Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Collared Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Hirondelle de rivage ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Collared Sand Martin/Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Collared Sand Martin/Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Collared Sand Martin/Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Collared Sand Martin/Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Collared Sand Martin/Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Collared Sand Martin/Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Collared Sand Martin/Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Collared Sand Martin/Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Collared Sand Martin/Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Collared Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Collared Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Collared Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Collared Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Collared Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Riparia riparia [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Riparia [riparia or diluta]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Europese Oewerswael
Arabic: خطاف الرمال, خطاف الرمال الرقيعي, خطاف الرمل, سنونو الرمل
Asturian: Andarina de Ríu
Azerbaijani: Kiçik ağacdələn, Sahil qaranquşu
Belarusian: Берагоўая ластаўка, Ластаўка-зямлянка
Bulgarian: Брегова лястовица
Breton: Ar wennili-vriell
Catalan: Cabot de vorera, Oreneta de ribera, oreneta de ribera comuna, Orenete de ribera, Picot garser petit
Catalan (Balears): Cabot de vorera
Valencian: Picot garser petit
Montenegrin: lasta brjegunica
Czech: bøehule øíèní, Brehule rícní, Břehule říční
Welsh: Gwennol y dŵr, Gwennol y glennydd, Gwennol y llynoedd, Gwennol y traeth
Danish: Digesvale
German: Europäische Uferschwalbe, Uferschwalbe
Greek: Βαλτοχελίδονο, Οχθοχελίδονο
Greek (Cypriot): Βαλτοχελίδονο
English: Bank Swallow, Collared Sand Martin, Collared Sand Martin/Bank Swallow, Collared Sand-Martin, Common Sand Martin, Common Sand-Martin, European Sand Martin, Gorgeted Sand-Martin, Sand Martin, Sand Swallow
English (Bangladesh): Collared Sand Martin (Bank Swallow)
English (United Kingdom): Sand Martin
English, HBW: Collared Sand Martin
English (India): Bank Swallow (Sand Martin)
English (IOC): Sand Martin
English (Kenya): Sand Martin
English (United States): Bank Swallow
English (South Africa): Sand Martin
Esperanto: bordhirundo
Spanish: Avion zapador, Avión Zapador, Avíon zapador, Golondrina barranquera, Golondrina de Collar, Golondrina Parda, Golondrina Parda Chica, Golondrina Riberena, Golondrina Ribereña, Golondrina zapadora
Spanish (Argentine): Golondrina zapadora
Spanish (Bolivia): Golondrina zapadora
Spanish (Chile): Golondrina barranquera
Spanish (Colombia): Golondrina Ribereña
Spanish (Costa Rica): Golondrina Riberena, Golondrina ribereña
Spanish (Cuba): Golondrina de Collar
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Golondrina de Collar
Spanish (Ecuador): Martín Arenero
Spanish (Spain): Avión Zapador
Spanish (HBW): Avión zapador
Spanish (Honduras): Golondrina ribereña
Spanish (Mexico): Golondrina Ribereña
Spanish (Nicaragua): Avión Zapador
Spanish (Panama): Golondrina Ribereña
Spanish (Peru): Golondrina Ribereña
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Golondrina Parda
Spanish (Paraguay): Golondrina zapadora
Spanish (Uruguay): Golondrina Barranquera, Golondrina Parda Chica
Spanish (Venezuela): Golondrina Parda
Estonian: Kaldapääsuke
Basque: Oreneta de ribera, Uhalde-enara
Persian: چلچله رودخانه ای, چلچله رودخانهای
Finnish: Törmäpääsky
Faroese: Áarsvala
French: Hirondelle de rivage, Hirondelle des sables
Friulian: Pic piçul
Irish: Bruachalán, Gabhlán Gainimh, Gamhlán gainimh
Guadeloupean Creole French: Hirondelle
Gaelic: Gobhlan Gainbhich, Gobhlan Gainmhiche
Galician: Andoriña das barreiras, Anduriña das barreiras, Oreneta de ribera, Peto
Guarani: Mbyju'i
Manx: Gollan Geinnee, Gollan gheinnee
Haitian Creole French: Irondèl kolye senp
Hebrew: כוכית גדות, כוכית סנונית גדות
Croatian: Bregunica, Bregunica čađavica
Hungarian: Parti fecske, Partifecske
Armenian: [Arapnya Tzitzernak ], Առափնյա Ծիծեռնակ
Indonesian: Burung Layang-layang Pasir, Layanglayang Pasir, Layang-layang pasir
Icelandic: Bakkasvala
Italian: Topino, Topino comune
Japanese (romaji): shōdō tsubame, shodo-tsubame, Shohdo-tsubame, shoudoutsubame, Shoudou-tsubame
Japanese: ショウドウツバメ
Japanese (Kanji): 小洞燕
Georgian: მენაპირე მერცხალი
Khakas: Харлыгас, Чар харачхайы
Kazakh: Аз тоқылдақ, Жар қарлығашы
Kazakh (Transliteration): jar qarlığaşı
Korean: 갈색제비
Korean (Transliteration): gal-saek-jebi
Cornish: Gwennol tewas, Kasek koes vrith vyghan
Kwangali: Sisampamema
Scientific: Hirundo riparia, Riparia riparia, Riparia riparia riparia
Luxembourgish: Grondschmuewel, Sandschmuewel
Ladin: Becalen pice
Lithuanian: Kriugždas, Paprastoji urvinė kregždė, Uolinė kregždė, Urvine kregžde, Urvinė kregždė
Latvian: Alene, Krastu čurkste
Macedonian: брегова ластовичка, Песочна (Брегова) ластовица
Malayalam: മണൽ കത്രിക
Mongolian: Элсэг эргийнхараацай, Элсэн хараацай, Эргийн хараацай
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠡᠯᠰᠡᠭ᠌ ᠡᠷᠬᠢ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠴᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Buryat): Эрьеын хараасгай
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠡᠯᠰᠣᠨ ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠴᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Бор элсний хараацай, Эргийн хараацай
Mongolian (Transliteration): bor elsni kharaatsai, elseg ergiŋ-kharaatsai, elseŋ kharaatsai, ergiŋ kharaatsai, eryein kharaasgai
Moldavian: Lăstun de mal
Malay: Burung Layang-layang Awan, Burung Martin Awan, Layang-Layang Awan
Maltese: Hawwiefa tax-Xtut, îawwiefa tax-Xtut
Nepali: गलाहारी भित्तेगाÄथली
Dutch: Europeese Oeverzwaluw, Oeverzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sandsvale
Norwegian: Jordsvale, Sandsvale, Strandsvale
Occitan: Pic pichòt
Polish: brzegówka, brzegówka (zwyczajna), brzegówka zwyczajna, Górniczek
Pinyin: huī shā-yàn, shā-yàn, shuǐ yànzi, tǔ yàn-zi, yá shā-yàn
Portuguese: andorinha, andorinha das barreiras, Andorinha-das-barreiras, Andorinha-das-barreiras-europeia, Andorinha-de-barranco, Andorinha-do-barranco, andorinha-do-barranco / andorinha-das-barreiras
Portuguese (Brazil): andorinha, Andorinha-do-barranco
Portuguese (Portugal): Andorinha-das-barreiras
Romansh: Pitgalain pitschen, Randulina da riva
Romanian: Lăstun de mal
Russian: Beregovushka, Береговая ласточка, Береговушка, Береговушка - Береговая ласточка, Ласточка береговая, Ласточка-береговушка
Scots: Gobhlan gainbhich, Gobhlan gainmhiche
Northern Sami: Derpmoš
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Karapati Ivurilihiniya
Slovak: brehuľa hnedá, Brehuľa obyčajná
Slovenian: breguljka
Shona: Nyenganyenga
Albanian: Dallëndyshe e lummit
Serbian: Bregunica, lasta bregunica, Ласта брегуница
Swedish: Backsvala
Swahili: Kinegwa wa Kizungu, Kinegwa-mchanga
Thai: นกนางแอ่นทรายสร้อยคอดำ
Thai (Transliteration): nók naaŋ-àeen saay sôaay-kʰoaa-dam
Turkish: Kum Kırlagıcı, Kum kırlangıcı, kum kyrlangycy, Жар қарлығашы
Tuvinian: Эрик хараачыгайы
Ukrainian: Берегова ластівка, Ластівка берегова , Щурик
Vietnamese: Chim Nhạn cát, Chim Nhạn nâu xám, Nhạn nâu xám
Sorbian, Lower: Mały šnapac
Chinese: [sha-yan], [ya sha-yan], 土燕子, 崖沙燕, 水燕子, 沙燕, 灰沙燕
Chinese (Traditional): 土燕子, 崖沙燕, 水燕子, 沙燕, 灰沙燕, 灰沙燕〔崖沙燕〕
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 灰沙燕
Chinese (Taiwan): 灰沙燕
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