Gray-throated Martin
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Gray-throated Martin

Riparia chinensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Namdapha National Park
55 Verified records at Namdapha National Park
April 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-throated Martin sighting in Namdapha National Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Namdapha National Park

Pale Sand Martin
LC

Pale Sand Martin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Riparia diluta

Insufficient data
Bank Swallow
LC

Bank Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Riparia riparia

<5% · Rare
Nepal House Martin
LC

Nepal House Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Delichon nipalense

<5% · Rare
Asian House Martin
LC

Asian House Martin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Delichon dasypus

<5% · Rare
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

<5% · Rare
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
LC

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cecropis daurica

<5% · Rare
Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul
LC

Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus flaveolus

60–70% · Likely
Streaked Spiderhunter
LC

Streaked Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera magna

60–70% · Likely
Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

Bronzed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus aeneus

50–60% · Likely
Slaty-backed Forktail
LC

Slaty-backed Forktail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Enicurus schistaceus

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail

Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chelidorhynx hypoxantha

50–60% · Likely
Sultan Tit
LC

Sultan Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melanochlora sultanea

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Namdapha National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-throated Martin sighting in Namdapha National Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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