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Bank Swallow
Вячеслав Юсупов, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Songbirds & other perching birds

Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBank Swallow
DutchOeverzwaluw
SpanishGolondrina ribereña
Chinese崖沙燕
Scientific nameRiparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The sand martin (Riparia riparia), also known as the collared sand martin or common sand martin, and in the Americas as the bank swallow, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically the whole Holarctic area, from Europe, across Asia to the Pacific Ocean, and throughout North America. It winters in eastern and southern Africa, southern Asia, and South America.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyHirundinidae
GenusRiparia

In Suriname

26Records in Suriname
1889First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini7
  • Nickerie3
  • Commewijne2
  • Para2
  • Paramaribo2
  • Coronie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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