Plain Martin

Plain Martin

Riparia paludicola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park
16 Verified records at Namib-Naukluft National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The brown-throated martin, brown-throated sand martin or plain martin (Riparia paludicola) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family, Hirundinidae, that is widely distributed across Africa. It was formerly regarded as conspecific with the grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis) and the Madagascar martin (Riparia cowani). Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Martin sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
5 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
6 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
8 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
9 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
11 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
12 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
13 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
5–10%
14 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
15 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
16 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
17 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
18 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
19 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
20 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
21 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
22 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
24 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
25 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
26 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
27 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
28 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
29 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
30 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
31 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
32 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
33 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
34 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
35 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
36 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
37 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
38 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
39 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
40 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
41 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
42 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
43 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
44 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
45 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
46 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
47 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
48 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plain Martin in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Martin sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Plain Martin in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Plain Martin in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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