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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
RiverineCavity nestSmall · 15 g
RiverineCavity nestSmall · 15 g
When to see the Pale Martin
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Pale Martin
Regular rangeRare visitor
The map shades 17 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Pale Martin
The pale martin or pale sand martin is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.
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Easily confused with
Congo MartinRiparia congicaThe 11 cm long Congo martin is light brown above with a slightly darker crown and wings.
Madagascar MartinRiparia cowaniThe Madagascar martin is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae that is found in montane Madagascar.
Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensisThe grey-throated martin or Asian plain martin is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.
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