Pale Sand Martin
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Pale Sand Martin

Riparia diluta

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Namdapha National Park
1 Verified records at Namdapha 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 Namdapha National Park

Gray-throated Martin
LC

Gray-throated Martin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Riparia chinensis

5–10% · Rare
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

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Fewer than 5 records of Pale Sand Martin at Namdapha 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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