The pale martin or pale sand martin (Riparia diluta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.

Pale martin
In Altai, Russia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Riparia
Species:
R. diluta
Binomial name
Riparia diluta
(Sharpe & Wyatt, 1893)

It is found in open habitats such as farmland, grassland and savannah, usually near water. It is found from Central Asia to southeastern China.[2] The species was formerly considered a subspecies of the sand martin.[3]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Riparia diluta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22736052A119300480. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22736052A119300480.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Swallows « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  3. ^ "Riparia diluta (Pale Sand Martin) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  • Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley guide. Volume 2: attributes and status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona.