Riparia diluta
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The pale martin or pale sand martin (Riparia diluta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It is found in open habitats such as farmland, grassland and savannah, usually near water. It is found from Central Asia to southeastern China. The species was formerly considered a subspecies of the sand martin.
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. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 2 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Sand Martin sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 79th most-seen of the 122 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Sand Martin in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July, September and December, the lowest months. January–April and October–November have too few records to rate.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale Sand Martin sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pale Sand Martin sightings, Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Chitwan National Park (Nepal, under 5%) and Jim Corbett National Park (India, under 5%).
Same family: Hirundinidae
The closest relatives of the Pale Sand Martin that you can see in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (family Hirundinidae, Swallows and Martins) are Eurasian Crag Martin (about 60%) and House Martin (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale Sand Martin is recorded against all the birds logged in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (15 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
