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'''Alternative names: Collared Sand Martin; Bank Swallow''' | '''Alternative names: Collared Sand Martin; Bank Swallow''' | ||
;[[:Category:Riparia|Riparia]] riparia | ;[[:Category:Riparia|Riparia]] riparia | ||
− | [[Image:Sand_Martin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by | + | [[Image:Sand_Martin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|bo_shaheen|bo_shaheen}}<br />Photo taken: [[Kuwait]]]] |
− | [[Image:Sand_Martina.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by IanF<br />Photo taken: Saltholme East Pond. Port Clarence, Cleveland [[U.K.]] | + | [[Image:Sand_Martina.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|IanF|IanF}}<br />Photo taken: Saltholme East Pond. Port Clarence, Cleveland [[U.K.]]]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Length 12-13 cm. Sand-brown upperparts and white underparts with a brown breast band. Forked tail. The bill and legs are black-brown. | Length 12-13 cm. Sand-brown upperparts and white underparts with a brown breast band. Forked tail. The bill and legs are black-brown. | ||
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They nest in colonies, burrowing into banks, quarries and cliffs, and usually near water. The nest burrow is built by both parents; the nest chamber is lined with plant material and feathers. The eggs are white, smooth and glossy, and are incubated by both parents and both parents feed the young. | They nest in colonies, burrowing into banks, quarries and cliffs, and usually near water. The nest burrow is built by both parents; the nest chamber is lined with plant material and feathers. The eggs are white, smooth and glossy, and are incubated by both parents and both parents feed the young. | ||
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<flashmp3>Riparia riparia (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Riparia riparia (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Riparia riparia (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Riparia riparia (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
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{{GSearch|Bank+Swallow+Riparia Find mostly American birds by using "Bank Swallow + Riparia" to }} | {{GSearch|Bank+Swallow+Riparia Find mostly American birds by using "Bank Swallow + Riparia" to }} | ||
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Revision as of 12:52, 5 December 2008
Alternative names: Collared Sand Martin; Bank Swallow
- Riparia riparia
Identification
Length 12-13 cm. Sand-brown upperparts and white underparts with a brown breast band. Forked tail. The bill and legs are black-brown.
Juveniles birds have pale fringes to their back feathers and the breast band is less distinct.
Distribution
Breeds in most of the northern hemisphere, wintering to Africa, southern Asia and South America.
Taxonomy
Five to six subspecies are recognized: riparia, ijimae, shelleyi, eilata, and innominata are widely recognized, taczanowskii only by some authorities. Pale Sand Martin has been split from the present species.
Habitat
Riverbanks, lakesides and sandpits.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects, such as flies and spiders that are caught in flight.
They nest in colonies, burrowing into banks, quarries and cliffs, and usually near water. The nest burrow is built by both parents; the nest chamber is lined with plant material and feathers. The eggs are white, smooth and glossy, and are incubated by both parents and both parents feed the young.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Riparia riparia (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
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