Asian Plain Martin (Riparia chinensis)

Other Names (World)
Asian Plain Martin, Grey-throated Martin, Gray-throated Martin

Family
Hirundinidae (Swallows And Martins)

Size
10 - 11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gray, 1830)

Range (Guide)

Southern Tadjikistan, northern Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India east to Myanmar, southern China (southern Yunnan) and Indochina, also Taiwan.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Grey-throated Martin (Riparia chinensis) [XC663542]
by Chi-Hsuan Shao from Taiwan, Hualien County, Taiwan Province, Taiwan (flight call)

Grey-throated Martin (Riparia chinensis) [XC845325]
by Lars Lachmann from Mekong channels, Sangthong district, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos (call)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of African Plain Martin (Riparia paludicola).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

chinensis (Gray, 1830) - Southern Tadjikistan, northern Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India east to Myanmar, southern China (southern Yunnan) and Indochina, also Taiwan. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of African Plain Martin (Riparia paludicola).
tantilla Riley, 1935 - Northern Philippines (Luzon). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of African Plain Martin (Riparia paludicola).

References
See References.

Files:

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