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  • Bank Swallow, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) rupperrt78, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Bank Swallow, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) robertloerzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Bank Swallow, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Jose Sousa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • Bank Swallow, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Bank Swallow, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Татьяна Спицына, all rights reserved

  • Bank Swallow, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Owen J., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

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About

The sand martin (Riparia riparia) or European sand martin, bank swallow in the Americas, and collared sand martin in the Indian Subcontinent, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family. It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically the whole of Europe and the Mediterranean countries, part of northern Asia and also North America. It winters in eastern and southern Africa, South America and the Indian Subcontinent.

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