Wildlifeof India
Pale Martin
Swallows & Martins
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Riparia diluta
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Open habitats such as farmland, grassland and savannah, usually near water
Range
Central Asia to south-eastern China
The pale, or pale sand, martin is a small passerine in the swallow family found in open habitats such as farmland, grassland and savannah, usually near water, from Central Asia to south-eastern China. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the sand martin (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account is short and gives no description, measurements or breeding information, and it does not describe the Indian range. SoIB 2023 lists it as a resident and winter migrant of wetland that eats invertebrates, without a priority category (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Pale Martin eat?
- Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the Pale Martin live in?
- Open habitats such as farmland, grassland and savannah, usually near water
- Where is the Pale Martin found?
- Central Asia to south-eastern China