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Common Name

Brown Throated Martin

Alternate Names

Brown Throated Sand Martin

Common Type

Martin

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Hirundinidae

Genus

Riparia

Species

paludicola

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Number of Sub-Species

Six Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Partially migratory with southern birds wintering further north

Preferred Habitat

Usually found around water

Distribution and Range

Widely distributed throughout Africa

Food

Flying insects caught by hawking

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