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Sand Martin
Riparia riparia
(R. r. riparia)
| Armenian Name: | Առափնյա ծիծեռնակ |
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See Plate 36 for Sand Martin and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 12 cm, Wing Span:26.5-29 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 211. |
| Adult: | Brown above, white below with brown breast band and moderately-forked tail. |
| Juvenile: | Narrow whitish feather edges on back and upperwings; speckled breast band. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from other swallows and martins by smaller size, brown breast band, and short dark tail. |
| Behavior: | Agile fluttering flight; flies with quick wingbeats low over water surface. In flight, gives short series of buzzing notes. |
| Habitat: | Near ponds, lakes, rivers. |
| Food: | Airborne insects. |
| Nest: | Colonial; burrow in sand or soft earthen bank with nest of grasses, plant fibers, and feathers. |
| Eggs: | 18 mm, 4-5, white. |
