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Riparia

  • Riparia

    Riparia is a genus of passerine birds in the swallow family Hirundinidae.
    The genus name is from the Latin riparius which means "of the riverbank"; it is derived from the Latin ripa "riverbank".

    1/ Brown-throated martin or brown-throated sand martin (Riparia paludicola)
    The specific epithet paludicola is Latin meaning "marsh-dweller" (from palus, paludis meaning "swamp" and -cola meaning "dweller".

    2/ Sand martin (Nhạn nâu xám, Riparia riparia), also known as the bank swallow (in the Americas), collared sand martin, or common sand martin

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