sand martin

See also: sand-martin

English

sand martin

Noun

sand martin (plural sand martins)

A migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, Riparia riparia.

Synonyms

(Riparia riparia): bank swallow, collared sand martin

Translations

bird

Czech: břehule (cs) f
Estonian: kaldapääsuke
Finnish: törmäpääsky (fi)
German: Uferschwalbe f
Hungarian: partifecske (hu)
Irish: gabhlán gainimh m

Italian: topino (it) m
Portuguese: andorinha-das-barreiras (pt) f
Russian: берегову́шка (ru) f (beregovúška), берегова́я ла́сточка f (beregovája lástočka)
Scottish Gaelic: gobhlan-gainmhich m
Spanish: avión zapador m, golondrina zapadora f
Swedish: backsvala (sv) c

Further reading

sand martin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Riparia riparia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
sand martin on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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