Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
About the Sand Martin
The sand martin (Riparia riparia), also known as the collared sand martin or common sand martin, and in the Americas as the bank swallow, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically the whole Holarctic area, from Europe, across Asia to the Pacific Ocean, and throughout North America. It winters in eastern and southern Africa, southern Asia, and South America.
A real field recording of the Sand Martin. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
2 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×2 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 482 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Brown-throated MartinRiparia paludicolaprofile
- Ethiopian MartinRiparia tax.nov.Ethiopiaprofile
- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensisprofile
- Pale MartinRiparia dilutaprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.