Listen to the Sand martin
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About the Sand martin
The Sand martin is a bird in the family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 27 cm.
What does the Sand martin sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The sand martin (Riparia riparia), also known as the collared sand martin or common sand martin, and in the Americas as the bank swallow, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically the whole Holarctic area, from Europe, across Asia to the Pacific Ocean, and throughout North America. It winters in eastern and southern Africa, southern Asia, and South America.
More from the family Hirundinidae
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Hirundo rustica
Western house martin
Delichon urbicum
Eurasian crag martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Eastern red-rumped swallow
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Wire-tailed swallow
Hirundo smithii
Tree swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Cliff swallow
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Purple martin
Progne subis
Lesser striped swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Blue-and-white swallow
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Violet-green swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
White-banded swallow
Atticora fasciata
Frequently asked questions
What does a Sand martin sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Sand martin on this page, including its call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Sand martin endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Sand martin as “least concern”.
What family does the Sand martin belong to?
The Sand martin (Riparia riparia) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Hagneck, Switzerland by Pascal Christe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q25909 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Sand martin – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Axel Strauß – CC BY-SA 3.0