Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusRiparia (Sand Martins, Plain Martins, and Allies)
- SpeciesRiparia cincta (Banded Martin)
Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Angola Swallow
Hirundo angolensis
Gray-rumped Swallow
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
📅 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 Banded Martin in Tarangire National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Banded Martin sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Banded Martin in Tarangire National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Banded Martin in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.