bird · Passeriformes · Hirundinidae

Banded Martin

Riparia cincta (Boddaert, 1783) . Occurrence records of the Banded Martin are shared on GBIF from around 32 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (1 943 records), in 7 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernHirundinidae

32reserves with records

3 510records around them

7provinces

LCIUCN category

Banded Martin (Riparia cincta) — Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	1 943
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	296
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	217
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	184
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	171
Middelpunt Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	110
Greater Lakenvlei Protected EnvironmentProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	109
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	88
Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	76
Wildlife Paws SOSWildlife sanctuary	MP Mpumalanga	58
Ntsikeni Nature ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	56
Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	28
Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	28
Lotheni Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	19
Coleford Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	18
Loteni Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	18
Bezhoek Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	13
Sterkfontein Dam Nature ReserveProtected area	FS Free State	10
Seekoeivlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	9
Entabeni Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	8
Marico Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve	NW North West	7
Giant's Castle Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	7
Plovers LakeProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	6
Eastern Shores State ForestForest reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	5
Impendle Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4
Umvoti Vlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4
QwaQwa National ParkNational park	FS Free State	4
Rondeberg Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Moolmanshoek Leadership centreNature reserve	FS Free State	3
Moolmanshoek Private Game ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	3
Boskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	3
Soopjeshoogte Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 10 reserves
Free State: 7 reserves
Mpumalanga: 5 reserves
Western Cape: 4 reserves
Gauteng: 3 reserves
North West: 2 reserves
Limpopo: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Scientific name: Riparia cincta
GBIF taxon: 5230747
Wikidata: Q1589557

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.