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Scientific Name : Riparia diluta
Family : Hirundinidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Banks of rivers, streams and lakes.
Description : Pale sand martin is a small bird with pale grey-brown upperpart,greyish-white throat and whitish underpart.They have an obscure pale brown breast band and a slightly forked small tail.Wings are long, pointed and pale brownish on underside.They have black bill and dark brown legs.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Delichon nipalensis
(Nepal House Martin) -
Riparia riparia
(Hirundo riparia) -
Cecropis daurica
(Red‑rumped Swallow) -
Hirundo rustica
(Barn Swallow) -
Petrochelidon fluvicola
(Streak‑throated Swallow) -
Riparia chinensis
(Asian Plain Martin) -
Delichon dasypus
(Asian House Martin) -
Hirundo smithii
(Wire‑tailed Swallow)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by: Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Francesco Veronesi(www.inaturalist.org/people/Francesco Veronesi),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Alexander Hellquistmore information, please contact us.
description written by: Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Francesco Veronesi(www.inaturalist.org/people/Francesco Veronesi),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Alexander Hellquistmore information, please contact us.