Genus

Sand Martins, Plain Martins, and Allies

Riparia

5 species in our catalog · found in 152 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
GenusRiparia (Sand Martins, Plain Martins, and Allies)

Species in this group

Riparia chinensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Riparia paludicola

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Riparia riparia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Riparia cincta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Riparia diluta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sand Martins, Plain Martins, and Allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~50%
	Plain Martin			~40%
	Banded Martin			~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
2	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 5	~50%
	Gray-throated Martin			~50%
	Pale Sand Martin			<5%
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	~50%
	Plain Martin			~30%
	Banded Martin			~20%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
4	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 5	~40%
	Gray-throated Martin			~40%
5	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	~30%
	Plain Martin			~20%
	Banded Martin			~10%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
6	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~30%
	Plain Martin			~30%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
7	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2 of 5	~20%
	Plain Martin			~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
8	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~20%
	Bank Swallow			~20%
9	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~20%
	Banded Martin			~10%
	Plain Martin			~10%
10	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~20%
	Bank Swallow			~20%
11	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~20%
	Plain Martin			~20%
12	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	~20%
	Plain Martin			~20%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
	Banded Martin			<5%
13	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~20%
	Gray-throated Martin			~20%
14	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~20%
	Bank Swallow			~20%
15	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 5	~20%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
	Banded Martin			~10%
	Plain Martin			<5%
16	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~20%
	Bank Swallow			~20%
17	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	~20%
	Gray-throated Martin			~20%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
18	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	~20%
	Bank Swallow			~20%
19	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	~20%
	Plain Martin			~10%
	Banded Martin			~10%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
20	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 5	~20%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
	Banded Martin			~10%
	Plain Martin			<5%
21	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	~20%
	Gray-throated Martin			~20%
	Pale Sand Martin			<5%
22	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~20%
	Plain Martin			~20%
23	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~20%
	Plain Martin			~20%
24	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~20%
	Gray-throated Martin			~20%
25	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
26	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
27	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
28	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
	Banded Martin			<5%
	Plain Martin			<5%
29	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~10%
	Banded Martin			~10%
	Plain Martin			<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
30	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~10%
	Plain Martin			~10%
31	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Banded Martin			~10%
32	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 5	~10%
	Plain Martin			~10%
33	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
34	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 5	~10%
	Banded Martin			~10%
	Plain Martin			<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
35	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 5	~10%
	Banded Martin			~10%
	Plain Martin			<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
36	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 5	~10%
	Plain Martin			~10%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
37	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~10%
	Plain Martin			~10%
	Banded Martin			<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
38	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
39	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
40	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
41	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
42	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
43	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 5	~10%
	Plain Martin			~10%
44	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~10%
	Plain Martin			~10%
45	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
46	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 5	~10%
	Banded Martin			<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
47	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~10%
	Plain Martin			~10%
	Banded Martin			<5%
48	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 5	~10%
	Plain Martin			~10%
49	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 5	~10%
	Banded Martin			<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
50	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
51	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
	Banded Martin			<5%
52	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	~10%
	Gray-throated Martin			~10%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
53	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 5	~10%
	Plain Martin			<5%
	Banded Martin			<5%
54	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Plain Martin			~10%
55	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
56	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
57	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 5	~10%
	Pale Sand Martin			~10%
58	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
59	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 5	~10%
	Plain Martin			<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
	Banded Martin			<5%
60	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~10%
	Plain Martin			<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
	Banded Martin			<5%
61	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	~10%
	Gray-throated Martin			<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
62	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 5	<5%
	Plain Martin			<5%
	Banded Martin			<5%
63	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
	Banded Martin			<5%
64	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2 of 5	<5%
	Banded Martin			<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
65	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
66	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
67	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
68	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
69	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
70	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 5	<5%
	Banded Martin			<5%
71	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
72	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
73	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
	Plain Martin			<5%
74	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
75	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
76	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
77	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	<5%
	Banded Martin			<5%
78	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
79	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
80	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 5	<5%
	Plain Martin			<5%
81	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
82	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
83	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
84	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
85	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Plain Martin			<5%
86	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
87	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
88	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
89	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
90	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
91	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 5	<5%
	Gray-throated Martin			<5%
92	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
93	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
94	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
95	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
96	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
97	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
98	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
	Banded Martin			<5%
	Plain Martin			<5%
99	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
100	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
101	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
102	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
103	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Plain Martin			<5%
104	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	<5%
	Plain Martin			<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
105	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
106	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
107	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
108	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	<5%
	Plain Martin			<5%
109	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
110	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
111	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
112	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
113	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
114	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
115	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
116	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
117	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
118	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
119	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
120	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
121	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	<5%
	Gray-throated Martin			<5%
122	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
123	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
124	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
125	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
126	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
127	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
128	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	<5%
	Gray-throated Martin			<5%
129	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
130	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
131	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
132	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
133	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
134	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
135	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
136	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
137	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
138	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
139	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
140	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
141	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
142	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
143	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	<5%
	Gray-throated Martin			<5%
144	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
145	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
146	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
147	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
148	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
149	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
150	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
151	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
152	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 5	~30%
	Gray-throated Martin			~30%
2	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 5	~20%
	Gray-throated Martin			~20%
3	Jinhua	🇨🇳 China	1 of 5	~20%
	Pale Sand Martin			~20%
4	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~20%
	Bank Swallow			~20%
5	Chongqing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 5	~10%
	Pale Sand Martin			~10%
6	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~10%
	Plain Martin			~10%
	Banded Martin			<5%
7	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~10%
	Gray-throated Martin			~10%
8	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 5	~10%
	Gray-throated Martin			~10%
9	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 5	~10%
	Plain Martin			~10%
10	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
11	Chengdu	🇨🇳 China	2 of 5	~10%
	Pale Sand Martin			~10%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
12	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
13	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
14	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
15	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
16	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Plain Martin			~10%
17	Riyadh	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
18	Agra	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~10%
	Gray-throated Martin			~10%
19	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
20	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~10%
	Gray-throated Martin			~10%
21	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 5	~10%
	Gray-throated Martin			~10%
22	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
23	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~10%
	Bank Swallow			~10%
24	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 5	<5%
	Gray-throated Martin			<5%
25	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
26	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
27	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
28	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 5	<5%
	Gray-throated Martin			<5%
29	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	<5%
	Gray-throated Martin			<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
30	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
31	Islamabad	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 5	<5%
	Gray-throated Martin			<5%
32	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
33	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Plain Martin			<5%
34	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
35	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
36	Luxor	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
37	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
38	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
39	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
40	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
41	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 5	<5%
	Plain Martin			<5%
42	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
43	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
44	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 5	<5%
	Gray-throated Martin			<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
45	Varanasi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	<5%
	Gray-throated Martin			<5%
46	Marrakesh	🇲🇦 Morocco	2 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
	Plain Martin			<5%
47	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
48	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Plain Martin			<5%
49	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	<5%
	Gray-throated Martin			<5%
	Pale Sand Martin			<5%
50	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
	Plain Martin			<5%
	Banded Martin			<5%
51	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
52	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
53	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
54	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
55	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
56	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	<5%
	Gray-throated Martin			<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
57	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
58	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
59	Beirut	🇱🇧 Lebanon	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%
60	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 5	<5%
	Bank Swallow			<5%

Sand Martins, Plain Martins, and Allies

Species in this group

Gray-throated Martin

Plain Martin

Bank Swallow

Banded Martin

Pale Sand Martin

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Where to see Sand Martins, Plain Martins, and Allies

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