Pale Sand Martin
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Pale Sand Martin

Riparia diluta

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Jiuzhaigou National Park
3 Verified records at Jiuzhaigou National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Jiuzhaigou National Park

Asian House Martin
LC

Asian House Martin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Delichon dasypus

20–30% · With luck
Eurasian Crag Martin
LC

Eurasian Crag Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

10–20% · With luck
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

<5% · Rare
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
LC

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cecropis daurica

Insufficient data
Chestnut Thrush
LC

Chestnut Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus rubrocanus

60–70% · Likely
Elliot's Laughingthrush
LC

Elliot's Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron elliotii

60–70% · Likely
Buff-barred Warbler
LC

Buff-barred Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus pulcher

50–60% · Likely
Chinese White-browed Rosefinch
LC

Chinese White-browed Rosefinch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Carpodacus dubius

50–60% · Likely
White-throated Redstart
LC

White-throated Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus schisticeps

40–50% · Likely
Gray-headed Bullfinch
LC

Gray-headed Bullfinch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pyrrhula erythaca

40–50% · Likely
Rufous-vented Tit
LC

Rufous-vented Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Periparus rubidiventris

40–50% · Likely
White-backed Thrush
LC Endemic

White-backed Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus kessleri

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Pale Sand Martin at Jiuzhaigou National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
2 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
3 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
4 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
5 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
6 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
7 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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