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 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Asian House Martin
Delichon dasypus
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti
Common Raven
Corvus corax
White-winged Snowfinch
Montifringilla nivalis
📅 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 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Pale Sand Martin sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pale Sand Martin in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Pale Sand Martin in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.