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Pale Martin
Riparia diluta
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Bank SwallowRiparia ripariaStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 348 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 348 |
| Russia | 260 |
| Altai Republic | 72 |
| Altai Krai | 67 |
| China | 61 |
| Tomsk Oblast | 26 |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | 25 |
| Qinghai Province | 22 |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 18 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Burrow nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in burrows.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Swallows and Martins · Hirundinidae |
| Genus | Sand Martins, Plain Martins, and Allies · Riparia |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pale Martin with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.