| Pale martin | |
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| In Altai, Russia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Genus: | Riparia |
| Species: | R. diluta |
| Binomial name | |
| Riparia diluta (Sharpe & Wyatt, 1893) | |
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The pale martin or pale sand martin (Riparia diluta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.
It is found in open habitats such as farmland, grassland and savannah, usually near water. It is found from Central Asia to southeastern China. [2] The species was formerly considered a subspecies of the sand martin. [3]
