Species profile
African Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Quick answer
Occasional Migrant. New Azores Record
- Scientific name
- Riparia paludicola
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Riparia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording African Plain Martin in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Hirundinidae
- African River Martin (Pseudochelidon eurystomina)
- Angola Swallow (Hirundo angolensis)
- Asian House Martin (Delichon dasypus)
- Asian Plain Martin (Riparia chinensis)
- Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis)
- Banded Martin (Riparia cincta)
- Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
- Black Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne pristoptera)