Riparia (Sand Martins, Plain Martins, and Allies)

Genus

Sand Martins, Plain Martins, and Allies

Riparia

5 species in our catalog · found in 206 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Gray-throated Martin
LC

Gray-throated Martin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Riparia chinensis

40–50% · Likely
Plain Martin
LC

Plain Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Riparia paludicola

40–50% · Likely
Bank Swallow
LC

Bank Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Riparia riparia

20–30% · Possible
Banded Martin

Banded Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Riparia cincta

20–30% · Possible
Pale Sand Martin
LC

Pale Sand Martin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Riparia diluta

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Sand Martins, Plain Martins, and Allies

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
50–60%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
50–60%
3 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 2
40–50%
4 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 2
40–50%
5 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
30–40%
6 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 3
20–30%
7 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
20–30%
8 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
9 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
20–30%
10 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
11 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
20–30%
12 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
20–30%
13 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
20–30%
14 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 2
20–30%
15 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
20–30%
16 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
10–20%
17 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 3
10–20%
18 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
10–20%
19 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
10–20%
20 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
10–20%
21 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
10–20%
22 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 3
10–20%
23 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
10–20%
24 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
10–20%
25 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 3
10–20%
26 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
10–20%
27 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
10–20%
28 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
29 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
10–20%
30 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 3
10–20%
31 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 3
10–20%
32 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
33 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 3
10–20%
34 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
10–20%
35 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
36 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
10–20%
37 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
10–20%
38 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
5–10%
39 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
5–10%
40 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
5–10%
41 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
42 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
5–10%
43 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
5–10%
44 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 3
5–10%
45 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
5–10%
46 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
5–10%
47 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 3
5–10%
48 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
5–10%
49 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
5–10%
50 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
5–10%
51 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3
5–10%
52 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
5–10%
53 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
5–10%
54 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 3
5–10%
55 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
5–10%
56 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
5–10%
57 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 3
5–10%
58 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
5–10%
59 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 3
5–10%
60 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
5–10%
61 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
5–10%
62 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
63 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
64 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
65 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
66 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
67 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
<5%
68 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
<5%
69 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 3
<5%
70 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
71 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 2
<5%
72 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
73 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
<5%
74 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
75 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
76 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 2
<5%
77 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
78 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
79 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
80 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
81 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
82 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
83 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
84 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
85 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 3
<5%
86 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
<5%
87 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
88 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
89 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
90 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
<5%
91 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
92 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 2
<5%
93 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
94 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
95 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 2
<5%
96 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China 1
<5%
97 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
98 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
99 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
<5%
100 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 3
<5%
101 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
102 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
103 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
<5%
104 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
105 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
<5%
106 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
<5%
107 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
<5%
108 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
109 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
110 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
111 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
112 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
113 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
114 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
115 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
116 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 2
<5%
117 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
<5%
118 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
119 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
120 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
121 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
122 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
123 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
124 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
125 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
126 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
127 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
128 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
129 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
130 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
131 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
132 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
133 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia 1
<5%
134 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
135 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
136 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
<5%
137 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
138 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
139 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
140 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
141 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
142 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
<5%
143 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
<5%
144 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
145 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
<5%
146 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
147 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
148 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
149 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
150 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
151 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
152 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
153 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
154 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 3
<5%
155 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
156 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
157 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
158 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
<5%
159 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
<5%
160 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
161 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia 1
<5%
162 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
163 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
164 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
165 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
166 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
167 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
168 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
169 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia 1
<5%
170 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
171 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
172 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
173 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
174 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
175 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
176 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
177 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
178 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
179 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
180 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
181 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
182 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
183 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
184 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
185 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
186 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
187 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
188 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
189 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
190 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
191 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
192 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
193 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
<5%
194 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
195 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan 1
<5%
196 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
197 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
198 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
199 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
200 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
201 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
202 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
203 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
204 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
205 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
206 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%