Pale Sand Martin
Riparia diluta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusRiparia (Sand Martins, Plain Martins, and Allies)
- SpeciesRiparia diluta (Pale Sand Martin)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Gray-throated Martin
Riparia chinensis
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica
Nepal House Martin
Delichon nipalense
Asian House Martin
Delichon dasypus
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pale Sand Martin in Chitwan National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Pale Sand Martin sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pale Sand Martin in Chitwan National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Pale Sand Martin in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.