Plain Martin

Plain Martin

Riparia paludicola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
7 Verified records at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The brown-throated martin, brown-throated sand martin or plain martin (Riparia paludicola) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family, Hirundinidae, that is widely distributed across Africa. It was formerly regarded as conspecific with the grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis) and the Madagascar martin (Riparia cowani). Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Martin sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
5 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
6 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
8 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
9 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
11 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
12 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
13 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
5–10%
14 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
15 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
16 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
17 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
18 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
19 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
20 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
21 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
22 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
24 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
25 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
26 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
27 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
28 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
29 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
30 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
31 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
32 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
33 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
34 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
35 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
36 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
37 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
38 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
39 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
40 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
41 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
42 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
43 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
44 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
45 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
46 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
47 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
48 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plain Martin in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Martin sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Plain Martin in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Plain Martin in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.

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