Brown-throated Martin

Riparia paludicola (Vieillot, 1817) — also called Plain Martin, African Plain Martin, African sand martin. Occurrence records of the Brown-throated Martin are shared on GBIF from around 117 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all False Bay Nature Reserve (2 642 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernHirundinidae

117reserves with records

16 686records around them

8provinces

LCIUCN category

Brown-throated Martin (Riparia paludicola) — Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2 642
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	1 028
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	780
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	744
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	647
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	611
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	541
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	541
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	501
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	497
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	427
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	418
OPM Prozesky Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	370
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	367
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	360
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	293
Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	278
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	247
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	245
Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	227
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	221
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	220
Umhlanga LagoonProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	209
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	207
Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	194
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	165
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	163
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	143
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	138
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	138
Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	130
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	129
Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	123
Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	123
Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	115
Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	109
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	103
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	101
Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	100
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	99
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	98
SabieparkNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	97
Klipriviersberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	88
Rotary ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	82
Lutzville Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	78
Midmar Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	77
Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	77
Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	75
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	72
Albert Falls Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	71
Diepsloot NatuurreservaatNature reserve	GP Gauteng	60
Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	58
Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	55
Bronkies Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	53
Mzimkulwana Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	50
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	50
Greater Lakenvlei Protected EnvironmentProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	44
Middelpunt Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	44
Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	43
Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	42

and 57 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 52 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 21 reserves
Eastern Cape: 10 reserves
Gauteng: 10 reserves
Free State: 9 reserves
Mpumalanga: 7 reserves
Northern Cape: 4 reserves
North West: 4 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Scientific name: Riparia paludicola
GBIF taxon: 5230750
Wikidata: Q675850

More of the Hirundinidae family

Barn Swallow Greater Striped Swallow Lesser Striped Swallow White-throated Swallow Rock Martin Black Saw-wing Pearl-breasted Swallow Banded Martin Red-breasted Swallow South African Cliff Swallow Wire-tailed Swallow House Martin Grey-rumped Swallow

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.