Brown-throated Martin

Riparia paludicola - Hirondelle paludicole

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Hirundinidés

  • Genus
    :

    Riparia

  • Species
    :

    paludicola

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1817

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 12 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 11 à 15 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Hirondelle paludicole
adult
Hirondelle paludicole
adult

Brown-throated Martin (Riparia paludicola) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

  • Riparia paludicola paludicola (Angola to s Tanzania and south to South Africa)
  • Riparia paludicola mauritanica (w Morocco)
  • Riparia paludicola minor (Senegal and Gambia to n Ethiopia)
  • Riparia paludicola schoensis (c Ethiopia)
  • Riparia paludicola newtoni (ne Nigeria and w Cameroon)
  • Riparia paludicola ducis (e DRCongo, Uganda, Kenya and n and c Tanzania)
  • Riparia paludicola cowani (Madagascar)

Foreign names

  • Hirondelle paludicole,
  • Avión paludícola africano,
  • andorinha-dos-charcos-africana,
  • Braunkehl-Uferschwalbe,
  • barnatorkú partifecske,
  • Vale Oeverzwaluw,
  • Topino africano,
  • brunstrupig backsvala,
  • Brunstrupesandsvale,
  • brehuľa bahenná,
  • břehule hnědohrdlá,
  • Brunstrubet Digesvale,
  • pikkutörmäpääsky,
  • Afrikaanse Oewerswael,
  • oreneta de ribera golabruna,
  • Sandsvala,
  • brzegówka mała,
  • mazā čurkste,
  • rjavogrla breguljka,
  • Малая ласточка,
  • アフリカショウドウツバメ,
  • 非洲褐喉沙燕,
  • 褐喉沙燕,

Voice song and cries

Hirondelle paludicole
juvenile

Habitat

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Wastewater Treatment Areas

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 27-01-2012
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