Grey-throated martin
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Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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| Species: | R. chinensis
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| Riparia chinensis (J. E. Gray, 1830)
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The grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.
The grey-throated martin is found in open habitats such as farmland, grassland and savannah, usually near water. It is found from Tajikistan and Afghanistan to southern China, Taiwan, and the northern Philippines. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the "plain martin", since renamed the brown-throated martin.
References
- Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Volume 2: attributes and status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona.
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