
Brown-throated Martin
The brown-throated martin or brown-throated sand martin (Riparia paludicola) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.
Informazioni sulla specie
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 908 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Brown-throated Martin is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
908 records, iNaturalist
Parchi in cui gli host segnalano: Brown-throated Martin
Strutture che sostengono una causa
In tutto il Capo Occidentale
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Quando e dove trovarlo: Brown-throated Martin
Gli host hanno segnalato questa specie (Brown-throated Martin) in strutture dentro o accanto a Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Anysberg Nature Reserve.
Le ore migliori della giornata
- Le prime ore dopo l’alba e il tardo pomeriggio. Gli uccelli cantano e si nutrono soprattutto nelle ore fresche.
- Mezzogiorno. Più silenzioso, soprattutto nel caldo estivo.
Modi di osservare
Guidare in autonomia
Il Suo veicolo e il Suo ritmo, sulle strade del parco.
Dove lo segnalano gli host
Specie
Riparia paludicola
Segnalazioni
908
Osservazioni su iNaturalist
Ogni prenotazione su Spekboom sostiene la conservazione.
Le domande dei viaggiatori
Una segnalazione significa che un host ha visto questa specie (Brown-throated Martin) nella struttura o nei dintorni. Non è mai una garanzia di avvistamento.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Brown-throated Martin in Western Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Brown-throated Martin at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Rocherpan Nature Reserve and De Hoop Nature Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Brown-throated Martin in South Africa?
The Brown-throated Martin is most recorded in Western Cape (62% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (12% of records), Gauteng (12% of records), based on 908 iNaturalist observations. 57 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the Brown-throated Martin on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Brown-throated Martin?
The Brown-throated Martin is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Gamkaberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Brown-throated Martin?
The brown-throated martin or brown-throated sand martin (Riparia paludicola) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It was first formally described as Hirundo paludicola by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1817 in his Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle. It was formerly regarded as conspecific with the grey-throated martin (R. chinensis) under the name "plain martin".











