Pale martin

The pale martin or pale sand martin (Riparia diluta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.

Pale martin
In Altai, Russia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Hirundinidae
Genus:	Riparia
Species:	R. diluta
Binomial name
Riparia diluta (Sharpe & Wyatt, 1893)

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]