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Sand Martin
Latin Name:
Riparia riparia
Category:
Size:
13cm
Description:
Small, dark brown swallow, almost always found near water; upperparts dark brown, wing edges slightly darker, with white throat, half collar and belly contrasting sharply with clearly marked dark brown breast band; clearly forked tail; distinguished from Plain by white throat and half collar distinctly demarcated from dark ear coverts and breast band; gregarious; always with other swallows and swifts; hunts aerially with smallbilled, wide-gaped mouth over water; perches on exposed overhead wires or branches.
Habitat:
Steep-sided, sandy or muddy river banks; large lowland waterbodies.
Food:
Winged insects
Distribution:
E Nepal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Winter visitor to Bangladesh
Call:
Call Description:
Rasping call; twittering song.
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National Status:
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