Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusRiparia (Sand Martins, Plain Martins, and Allies)
- SpeciesRiparia paludicola (Plain Martin)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Greater Striped-Swallow
Cecropis cucullata
White-throated Swallow
Hirundo albigularis
Pearl-breasted Swallow
Hirundo dimidiata
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris chalybeus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Plain Martin in Table Mountain National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Plain Martin sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 79 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plain Martin in Table Mountain National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Plain Martin in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.