Pale martin
Species of bird
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The pale martin or pale sand martin (Riparia diluta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.
| Pale martin | |
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| In Altai, Russia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Genus: | Riparia |
| Species: | R. diluta |
| Binomial name | |
| Riparia diluta (Sharpe & Wyatt, 1893) | |
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It is found in open habitats such as farmland, grassland and savannah, usually near water. It is found from Central Asia to southeastern China.[2] The species was formerly considered a subspecies of the sand martin.[3]
