Gray-throated Martin
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Gray-throated Martin

Riparia chinensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Keoladeo National Park
325 Verified records at Keoladeo National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The grey-throated martin or Asian plain martin (Riparia chinensis) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. The grey-throated martin is found in open habitats such as farmland, grassland and savannah, usually near water. It is found from Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Indian subcontinent to southern China, Taiwan, and the northern Philippines. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the plain martin, since renamed the brown-throated martin. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-throated Martin sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 325 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park

Pale Sand Martin
LC

Pale Sand Martin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Riparia diluta

Insufficient data
Wire-tailed Swallow
LC

Wire-tailed Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo smithii

30–40% · Possible
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

20–30% · With luck
Streak-throated Swallow
LC

Streak-throated Swallow

Bird

Petrochelidon fluvicola

10–20% · With luck
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
LC

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cecropis daurica

5–10% · With luck
Dusky Crag Martin
LC

Dusky Crag Martin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ptyonoprogne concolor

<5% · Rare
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

70–80% · Very likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

70–80% · Very likely
White-eared Bulbul
LC

White-eared Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus leucotis

70–80% · Very likely
Brahminy Starling
LC

Brahminy Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia pagodarum

70–80% · Very likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

70–80% · Very likely
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 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
40–50%
2 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
3 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
9 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
13 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
14 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-throated Martin in Keoladeo National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-throated Martin sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 325 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray-throated Martin in Keoladeo National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Gray-throated Martin in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.

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