• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Plain Martin - BirdForum Opus

Revision as of 23:48, 15 April 2007 by BirdDB (talk | contribs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Page Discussion
View source History
Riparia paludicola
Photo by Rajiv Lather

Identification

Location: Karnal, India

Moroccan plain Martin Riparia paludicola mauritanica

Plain Martin Riparia paludicola (L) Small hirundine with character and behaviour of Sand Martin Riparia riparia, but rather more compact form. Both upperparts and underparts duller than Sand Martin, contrasting less and no chest-band. Sexes similar, no seasonal variation. Large distribution in tropical africa and south-east Asia. One subspecies is endemic to north-west Morocco (Riparia paludicola mauritanica). Breed in winter (November-december). Nest in excavated tunnel in river or gorge bank.2-6 white eggs. M�le and female incubate both during 12 days. In Morocco this swallow extends his range espcially when water is abudant.

Originally posted by jynxtorquilla

External Links

Retrieved from ‘https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/index.php?title=Plain_Martin&oldid=30672’
Back
Top