Brown-throated Martin (Riparia paludicola)
About the Brown-throated Martin
The brown-throated martin, brown-throated sand martin or plain martin (Riparia paludicola) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family, Hirundinidae, that is widely distributed across Africa. It was formerly regarded as conspecific with the grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis) and the Madagascar martin (Riparia cowani).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 32 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Sand MartinRiparia ripariarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.