Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Riparia [paludicola or cowani] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Afrikaanse Oewerswael (Madagaskar), Madagaskar-oewerswael
Arabic: خطاف بني الزور (cowani)
Bulgarian: Кафявогърла лястовица (ssp. cowani), Мадагаскарска лястовица
Catalan: oreneta de ribera de Madagascar
Czech: břehule hnědohrdlá (ssp. cowani), břehule madagaskarská
Danish: Brunstrubet Digesvale, Madagaskar (ssp. cowani), Madagascar Digesvale
German: Braunkehl-Uferschwalbe (cowani), Madagaskaruferschwalbe
Greek: Αφρικανικό Οχθοχελίδονο (cowani), Οχθοχελίδονο Μαδαγασκάρης
English: Madagascar Martin, Madagascar Plain Martin, Plain Martin (cowani), Plain Martin (Madagascar)
[ENAV]: Madagascar Martin
English (Bangladesh): African Plain Martin (Madagascar)
English, HBW: Madagascar Plain Martin
English (IOC): Brown-throated Martin (Madagascar), Madagascar Martin
English (UAE): Brown-throated Martin (Madagascar)
English (United States): Madagascar Martin, Plain Martin (Madagascar)
English (South Africa): Brown-throated Martin (Madagascar)
Esperanto: madagaskara hirundo
Spanish: Avión Paludícola Africano (cowani), Avión paludícola malgache
Spanish (Spain): Avión Paludícola (cowani), Avión paludícola africano (cowani), Avión paludícola malgache
Spanish (HBW): Plain Martin (Madagascar)
Estonian: madagaskari kaldapääsuke
Basque: Uhalde-enara malgaxea
French: Hirondelle de Madagascar, Hirondelle paludicole (cowani)
French (Guyane): Hirondelle paludicole (cowani)
Hebrew: כוכית כהת-גרון (מדגסקר)
Croatian: madagaskarska bregunica
Icelandic: Sandsvala (cowani)
Japanese (romaji): afurikashoudoutsubame (cowani)
Japanese: アフリカショウドウツバメ (cowani), アフリカショウドウツバメ（cowani）
Scientific: Cotile Cowani, Riparia cowani, Riparia paludicola cowani
Lithuanian: Mažoji urvinė kregždė (cowani)
Dutch: Madagaskaroeverzwaluw, Vale Oeverzwaluw (Madagascar)
Norwegian: beigesandsvale, brunstrupesandsvale (cowani)
Polish: brzegówka madagaskarska, brzegówka mała (cowani)
[PTAO]: Andorinha-das-barreiras-africana (cowani)
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-dos-charcos (cowani), Andorinha-dos-charcos-de-madagáscar
Romanian: Lăstun de mal brun (cowani)
Russian: Коричневогорлая береговушка (cowani)
Slovak: brehuľa madagaskarská, brehuľa madagaskarská (skup.)
Slovenian: Rjavogrla breguljka (cowani)
Serbian: Afrička bregunica (cowani), Madagaskarska bregunica
Swedish: brunstrupig backsvala (cowani), madagaskarbacksvala
Turkish: Esmer Kum Kırlangıcı (cowani), Madagaskar Kum Kırlangıcı
Ukrainian: Ластівка мадагаскарська, Ластівка мала (підвид cowani)
Chinese: 马岛褐喉沙燕