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Plain, Madagascar or Grey-throated Martin

Riparia [paludicola, cowani or chinensis] (= 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://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18059485


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F938AA2DA5B0237F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F938AA2D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F938AA2D


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
  • Riparia chinensis chinensis: Afghanistan and Pakistan to northern India, Myanmar, and southeastern Asia
  • Riparia chinensis tantilla: northern Philippines (Luzon and [?] Negros)
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English:
Plain, Madagascar or Grey-throated Martin
French:
Hirondelle paludicole, H. de Madagascar ou H. à gorge grise


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Plain, Madagascar or Grey-throated Martin ( Riparia [paludicola, cowani or chinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Plain or Grey-throated Martin ( Riparia [paludicola or chinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Plain, Madagascar or Grey-throated Martin ( Riparia [paludicola, cowani or chinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Plain or Grey-throated Martin ( Riparia [paludicola or chinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Plain or Grey-throated Martin ( Riparia [paludicola or chinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Plain or Grey-throated Martin ( Riparia [paludicola or chinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Plain or Grey-throated Martin ( Riparia [paludicola or chinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Plain or Grey-throated Martin ( Riparia [paludicola or chinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Plain or Grey-throated Martin ( Riparia [paludicola or chinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Plain or Grey-throated Martin ( Riparia [paludicola or chinensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Plain or Grey-throated Martin ( Riparia [paludicola or chinensis])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hirondelle paludicole ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Hirondelle paludicole ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Brown Throated Sand Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Brown Throated Sand Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Brown-throated Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Riparia paludicola [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Riparia paludicola [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Riparia paludicola [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Plain Martin ( Riparia paludicola) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Riparia paludicola [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Afrikaans: Afrikaanse Oewerswael
Bengali: খয়রাগলা নাকুটি
Catalan: oreneta de ribera golabruna
Czech: Brehule hnedohrdlá, břehule hnědohrdlá
Danish: Brun Digesvale, Brunstrubet Digesvale
German: Braunkehl-Uferschwalbe
English: African Sand Martin, African Sand-Martin, Brown Throated Sand Martin, Brownthroated Martin, Brown-throated Martin, Brown-throated Sand Martin, Brown-throated Sand-Martin, Brown-throated Swallow, Gray-breasted Sand Martin, Gray-breasted Sand-Martin, Grey-breasted Sand Martin, Grey-breasted Sand-Martin, Plain Martin, Plain or Grey-throated Martin, Plain Sand Martin, Plain Sand-Martin, Plain, Madagascar or Grey-throated Martin
Esperanto: Brungorĝa bordhirundo
Spanish: Avión Paludícola, Avión Pardo, Avión Zapador Africano, Avión Zapador Paludícola
Estonian: väike-kaldapääsuke
Finnish: Pikkutörmäpääsky
French: Hirondelle de Mauritanie, Hirondelle des sables, Hirondelle paludicole, Hirondelle paludicole ou H. à gorge grise, Hirondelle paludicole, H. de Madagascar ou H. à gorge grise, Hirondelle riveraine
Hebrew: כוכית כהת גרון, כוכית כהת־גרון, כוכית כהת-גרון, כוכית סנונית כהת־גרונ
Hungarian: barnatorkú partifecske
Icelandic: Sandsvala
Italian: Topino africano, Topino disadorno, Topino paludicolo
Japanese (romaji): taiwan shōdō tsubame, taiwanshoudoutsubame
Japanese: タイワンショウドウツバメ
Japanese (Kanji): 台湾小洞燕
Kwangali: Sisampamema
Scientific: Hirundo paludicola, Riparia [paludicola or chinensis], Riparia [paludicola, cowani or chinensis], Riparia paludicola, Riparia paludicola paludicola
Lithuanian: Rudagurklė kregždė
Malagasy: triotrio, Tsidisidina
Dutch: Vale Oeverzwaluw
Norwegian: Brunstrupesandsvale
Polish: brzegówka mala, brzegówka mała
Pinyin: hè-hóu shā-yàn, zōng shā-yàn
Portuguese: Andorinha-das-barreiras-africana
Russian: Ласточка малая, Малая береговая ласточка, Малая ласточка
Slovak: brehuľa bahenná
Slovenian: rjavogrla breguljka
Shona: Nyenganyenga
Sotho, Southern: Lekabelane
Swedish: Brunstrupig backsvala
Swahili: Kinegwa Mdogo, Kinegwa-mtoni
Thai: นกนางแอ่นทรายสีน้ำตาล
Thai (Transliteration): nók naaŋ-àeen saay sĭi-nám-taan
Tswana: Pêolwane
Turkish: esmer kum kırlangıcı
Tsonga: Mbawulwana
Ukrainian: Ластівка мала
Vietnamese: Chim Nhạn nâu đỏ, Chim Nhạn nâu nhỏ
Chinese: 棕沙燕, 棕沙燕(褐喉沙燕), 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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