Swallows, Martins

Brown-throated Martin

Riparia paludicola

The Brown-throated Martin (Riparia paludicola) is a 14 g wetland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Swallows, Martins

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

14 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

17

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Morocco, Madagascar, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Zambia, Taiwan, Lesotho, Mozambique, eSwatini, Rwanda, Angola.

Where to see it: واد ماسة · حقول أغريمز | Oued Massa · champs d'Aghorimze (Morocco); Black Mountains · West (Lesotho); Strandfontein WTP (South Africa); Black Mountains · East (Lesotho); Marievale Bird Sanctuary (South Africa).

Photo: (c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist