Sand Martin / Riparia riparia LC
- Synonyms Sand Swallow, Collared Sand Martin/Bank Swallow, Gorgeted Sand-Martin, Common Sand Martin, Collared Sand-Martin, European Sand Martin, Collared Sand Martin, Bank Swallow, Common Sand-Martin
- Old latin name for bird Hirundo riparia, Riparia europaea
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Where to see Sand Martin
- Breeding region Worldwide
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine, State of
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
Sand Martin subspecies (4)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riparia riparia ijimae | Sakhalin and Kuril Is. (se Russia) and Japan | to se Asia and Philippines | No |
| Riparia riparia riparia | North America, Europe to c Asia | to n Chile and n Argentina, Africa, s Asia | No |
| Riparia riparia shelleyi | Egypt | to Sudan and Ethiopia | No |
| Riparia riparia taczanowskii | s Siberia and c Mongolia to e Siberia | to se Asia | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аҦаҩажәүыс , аҦаҩжәүыс |
| Afrikaans | Europese Oewerswael |
| Albanian | Dallëndyshe e lummit, Dallëndyshe e brigjeve |
| Arabic | خطاف الرمل, خطاف الرمال الرقيعي, سنونو الرمل, خطاف الرمال |
| Armenian | Առափնյա Ծիծեռնակ, [Arapnya Tzitzernak ] |
| Azerbaijani | Kiçik ağacdələn, sahil uzunqanadı, adi sahilqaranquşu, Sahil qaranquşu, adi sahil qaranquşu |
| Bashkir | һыу ҡарлуғасы, яр ҡарлуғасы |
| Basque | Oreneta de ribera, Uhalde-enara |
| Belarusian | Ластаўка-зямлянка, Берагоўая ластаўка |
| Breton | Gwennili-vriell, Ar wennili-vriell |
| Bulgarian | Брегова лястовица |
| Catalan | Cabot de vorera, Picot garser petit, oreneta de ribera comuna, Oreneta de ribera, Orenete de ribera |
| Chinese | 土燕子, 崖沙燕, [ya sha-yan], 沙燕, 水燕子, [sha-yan], 灰沙燕 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 沙燕, 灰沙燕, 土燕子, 水燕子, 崖沙燕, 灰沙燕〔崖沙燕〕 |
| Chuvash | çыран чĕкеçĕ, çĕр чĕкеçĕ, çыр чĕкеçĕ, шур кут, шуркут |
| Cornish | Gwennol tewas, Kasek koes vrith vyghan |
| Croatian | bregunica, Bregunica čađavica |
| Czech | břehule říční, bøehule øíèní, Brehule rícní |
| Danish | Digesvale |
| Dutch | Oeverzwaluw, Europeese Oeverzwaluw |
| Esperanto | bordhirundo |
| Estonian | kaldapääsuke |
| Faroese | Áarsvala |
| Finnish | törmäpääsky |
| French | Hirondelle de rivage, Hirondelle des sables |
| Frisian | Ierdswel |
| Galician | Oreneta de ribera, Anduriña das barreiras, Peto, Andoriña das barreiras |
| Georgian | მენაპირე მერცხალი |
| German | Europäische Uferschwalbe, Uferschwalbe |
| Greek | Οχθοχελίδονο, Οχθoχελίδovo, Βαλτοχελίδονο |
| Guarani | Mbyju'i |
| Hebrew | כוכית גדות, כוכית סנונית גדות |
| Hungarian | partifecske, Parti fecske |
| Icelandic | Bakkasvala |
| Indonesian | Layang-layang pasir, Layanglayang Pasir, Burung Layang-layang Pasir |
| Irish | Gamhlán gainimh, Gabhlán Gainimh, Bruachalán |
| Italian | Topino comune, Topino |
| Japanese | ショウドウツバメ |
| Kazakh | жағалау қарлығашы, Жар қарлығашы, Аз тоқылдақ, жағалаушы, жаға қарлығашы |
| Korean | 갈색제비 |
| Latvian | krastu čurkste, Alene |
| Lithuanian | paprastoji urvinė kregždė, Uolinė kregždė, Urvinė kregždė, Kriugždas, Urvine kregžde |
| Luxembourgish | Sandschmuewel, Grondschmuewel |
| Macedonian | брегова ластовичка, Песочна (Брегова) ластовица |
| Malay | Burung Layang-layang Awan, Layang-Layang Awan, Burung Martin Awan |
| Malayalam | മണൽ കത്രിക |
| Maltese | îawwiefa tax-Xtut, Hawwiefa tax-Xtut, ħawwiefa tax-xtut |
| Manx | Gollan Geinnee, Gollan gheinnee |
| Mongolian | Эргийн хараацай, бор элсний хараацай, Элсэг эргийнхараацай, Элсэн хараацай |
| Nepali | गलाहारी भित्तेगाÄथली |
| Northern Sami | Derpmoš |
| Norwegian | sandsvale, Jordsvale, Strandsvale |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Sandsvale |
| Occitan | Pic pichòt |
| Persian | چلچله رودخانهای, چلچلۀ رودخانهای, چلچله رودخانه ای |
| Polish | brzegówka zwyczajna, brzegówka (zwyczajna), brzegówka, Górniczek |
| Portuguese | andorinha-do-barranco / andorinha-das-barreiras, Andorinha-das-barreiras, Andorinha-do-barranco, andorinha das barreiras, andorinha, Andorinha-de-barranco, Andorinha-das-barreiras-europeia, andorinha-das-barreiras |
| Romanian | Lăstun de mal |
| Romansh | Randulina da riva, Pitgalain pitschen |
| Russian | Ласточка-береговушка, Beregovushka, Береговушка - Береговая ласточка, Береговая ласточка, Береговушка, Ласточка береговая |
| Serbian | Ласта брегуница, lasta bregunica, Bregunica |
| Shona | Nyenganyenga |
| Slovak | brehuľa hnedá, Brehuľa obyčajná |
| Slovenian | breguljka |
| Spanish | Golondrina barranquera, Golondrina Parda, Golondrina de Collar, Golondrina Riberena, Golondrina zapadora, Golondrina Parda Chica, Golondrina Ribereña, Avíon zapador, Avion zapador, Avión zapador |
| Swahili | Kinegwa wa Kizungu, Kinegwa-mchanga |
| Swedish | backsvala |
| Tajik | фароштуруки соҳилӣ |
| Tatar | яр карлыгачы |
| Thai | นกนางแอ่นทรายสร้อยคอดำ |
| Turkish | Kum Kırlagıcı, Жар қарлығашы, kum kyrlangycy, Kum Kırlangıcı |
| Turkmen | kenar garlаwajy |
| Ukrainian | Ластівка берегова , Берегова ластівка, ластівка берегова, Щурик |
| Uzbek | соҳил қалдирғочи, сув бўйида яшайдиган қалдирғоч, қирғок қалдирғочи, сув қалдирғочи |
| Vietnamese | Nhạn nâu xám, Chim Nhạn nâu xám, Chim Nhạn cát |
| Welsh | Gwennol y traeth, Gwennol y llynoedd, Gwennol y glennydd, Gwennol y dŵr |























