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Sand Martin
Riparia riparia · Hirundinidae
🐦 Bird266 regionsUncommon in AlbertaLocation protected
Vulnerable · SARA, Canada
Where it's found
Every region with Sand Martin in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Common | #301 | |
| Algeria | Uncommon | #321 | |
| Angola | Rare | #748 | |
| Argentina | Uncommon | #1023 | |
| Armenia | Common | #330 | |
| Aruba | Uncommon | #200 | |
| Austria | Uncommon | #478 | |
| Azerbaijan | Common | #351 | |
| Bahamas | Rare | #264 | |
| Bahrain | Uncommon | #222 | |
| Bangladesh | Uncommon | #532 | |
| Barbados | Rare | #155 | |
| Belarus | Uncommon | #311 | |
| Belgium | Uncommon | #622 | |
| Belize | Rare | #513 | |
| Benin | Rare | #685 | |
| Bermuda | Uncommon | #227 | |
| Bhutan | Rare | #642 | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Uncommon | #1244 | |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Uncommon | #184 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Uncommon | #271 | |
| Botswana | Rare | #625 | |
| Brazil | Uncommon | #2113 | |
| Bulgaria | Common | #439 | |
| Burundi | Uncommon | #346 | |
| Cabo Verde | Rare | #126 | |
| Cambodia | Common | #559 | |
| Cameroon | Rare | #776 | |
| Canada | Common | #696 | |
| Cayman Islands | Uncommon | #195 | |
| Chad | Uncommon | #375 | |
| Chile | Uncommon | #538 | |
| China | Common | #1243 | |
| Chinese Taipei | Uncommon | #728 | |
| Colombia | Uncommon | #1980 | |
| Congo | Rare | #521 | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Rare | #865 | |
| Costa Rica | Uncommon | #907 | |
| Croatia | Uncommon | #392 | |
| Cuba | Rare | #297 | |
| Curaçao | Uncommon | #190 | |
| Cyprus | Uncommon | #338 | |
| Czechia | Uncommon | #421 | |
| Denmark | Common | #492 | |
| Djibouti | Uncommon | #243 | |
| Dominica | Rare | #119 | |
| Dominican Republic | Rare | #249 | |
| Ecuador | Uncommon | #1514 | |
| Egypt | Common | #329 | |
| El Salvador | Uncommon | #450 | |
| Eritrea | Uncommon | #333 | |
| Estonia | Uncommon | #375 | |
| Eswatini | Legendary | #458 | |
| Ethiopia | Common | #754 | |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Rare | #150 | |
| Faroe Islands | Rare | #228 | |
| Finland | Common | #453 | |
| France | Common | #706 | |
| French Guiana | Rare | #769 | |
| Gambia | Uncommon | #428 | |
| Georgia | Common | #398 | |
| Germany | Common | #709 | |
| Ghana | Rare | #660 | |
| Gibraltar | Rare | #172 | |
| Greece | Common | #452 | |
| Grenada | Rare | #133 | |
| Guadeloupe | Uncommon | #246 | |
| Guatemala | Rare | #654 | |
| Guernsey | Uncommon | #215 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Rare | #376 | |
| Guyana | Rare | #648 | |
| Holy See | Rare | #041 | |
| Honduras | Uncommon | #643 | |
| Hong Kong | Uncommon | #532 | |
| Hungary | Uncommon | #402 | |
| Iceland | Rare | #318 | |
| India | Uncommon | #1347 | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Uncommon | #461 | |
| Iraq | Common | #280 | |
| Ireland | Common | #431 | |
| Isle of Man | Uncommon | #246 | |
| Israel | Common | #479 | |
| Italy | Uncommon | #550 | |
| Jamaica | Rare | #206 | |
| Japan | Uncommon | #597 | |
| Jersey | Uncommon | #200 | |
| Jordan | Uncommon | #298 | |
| Kazakhstan | Common | #449 | |
| Kenya | Uncommon | #1286 | |
| Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of) | Uncommon | #219 | |
| Korea, Republic of | Uncommon | #474 | |
| Kosovo | Uncommon | #201 | |
| Kuwait | Common | #358 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Uncommon | #334 | |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Common | #559 | |
| Latvia | Uncommon | #292 | |
| Lebanon | Uncommon | #263 | |
| Liberia | Rare | #520 | |
| Libya | Uncommon | #158 | |
| Lithuania | Uncommon | #325 | |
| Luxembourg | Uncommon | #322 | |
| Malawi | Rare | #677 | |
| Malaysia | Rare | #877 | |
| Malta | Common | #241 | |
| Martinique | Rare | #172 | |
| Mauritania | Common | #348 | |
| Mexico | Uncommon | #1294 | |
| Moldova, Republic of | Common | #242 | |
| Monaco | Rare | #078 | |
| Mongolia | Common | #496 | |
| Montenegro | Common | #351 | |
| Morocco | Uncommon | #355 | |
| Mozambique | Uncommon | #657 | |
| Myanmar | Uncommon | #833 | |
| Namibia | Rare | #736 | |
| Netherlands | Common | #534 | |
| Nicaragua | Uncommon | #608 | |
| Niger | Uncommon | #285 | |
| Nigeria | Uncommon | #905 | |
| North Macedonia | Uncommon | #280 | |
| Norway | Common | #537 | |
| Oman | Uncommon | #419 | |
| Pakistan | Uncommon | #551 | |
| Palestine, State of | Uncommon | #273 | |
| Panama | Uncommon | #907 | |
| Paraguay | Uncommon | #587 | |
| Peru | Uncommon | #1692 | |
| Philippines | Rare | #637 | |
| Poland | Common | #467 | |
| Portugal | Common | #614 | |
| Puerto Rico | Rare | #283 | |
| Qatar | Uncommon | #276 | |
| Romania | Common | #427 | |
| Russian Federation | Common | #794 | |
| Rwanda | Uncommon | #615 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Rare | #125 | |
| Saint Lucia | Rare | #132 | |
| Saint Martin (French part) | Rare | #129 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Uncommon | #250 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Legendary | #121 | |
| Saudi Arabia | Common | #382 | |
| Senegal | Common | #591 | |
| Serbia | Uncommon | #350 | |
| Sierra Leone | Uncommon | #459 | |
| Singapore | Rare | #458 | |
| Slovakia | Uncommon | #382 | |
| Slovenia | Uncommon | #331 | |
| South Africa | Rare | #1032 | |
| Spain | Common | #739 | |
| Sri Lanka | Uncommon | #467 | |
| Sudan | Uncommon | #331 | |
| Suriname | Rare | #610 | |
| Sweden | Uncommon | #576 | |
| Switzerland | Uncommon | #488 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Uncommon | #246 | |
| Tajikistan | Uncommon | #286 | |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Uncommon | #1092 | |
| Thailand | Uncommon | #1060 | |
| Togo | Uncommon | #395 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Rare | #395 | |
| Tunisia | Uncommon | #254 | |
| Turkmenistan | Uncommon | #239 | |
| Türkiye | Common | #502 | |
| Uganda | Common | #1005 | |
| Ukraine | Common | #455 | |
| United Arab Emirates | Common | #492 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Common | #694 | |
| United States of America | Common | #1272 | |
| Uruguay | Rare | #456 | |
| Uzbekistan | Common | #339 | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Uncommon | #1134 | |
| Viet Nam | Rare | #836 | |
| Virgin Islands (British) | Rare | #116 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Rare | #158 | |
| Western Sahara | Uncommon | #191 | |
| Zambia | Uncommon | #749 | |
| Zimbabwe | Rare | #657 | |
| Åland Islands | Rare | #255 | |
| Alabama | Uncommon | #397 | |
| Alaska | Common | #481 | |
| Alberta (Bank swallow) | Uncommon | #193 | |
| Arizona | Uncommon | #541 | |
| Arkansas | Uncommon | #356 | |
| British Columbia | Uncommon | #499 | |
| California | Uncommon | #711 | |
| Colorado | Uncommon | #498 | |
| Connecticut | Uncommon | #376 | |
| Delaware | Uncommon | #342 | |
| District of Columbia | Rare | #262 | |
| Florida | Uncommon | #508 | |
| Georgia | Rare | #397 | |
| Idaho | Uncommon | #381 | |
| Illinois | Uncommon | #388 | |
| Indiana | Uncommon | #349 | |
| Iowa | Uncommon | #351 | |
| Kansas | Uncommon | #395 | |
| Kentucky | Uncommon | #340 | |
| Louisiana | Uncommon | #396 | |
| Maine | Uncommon | #389 | |
| Manitoba | Uncommon | #356 | |
| Maryland | Uncommon | #392 | |
| Massachusetts | Uncommon | #435 | |
| Michigan | Uncommon | #405 | |
| Minnesota | Uncommon | #402 | |
| Mississippi | Uncommon | #355 | |
| Missouri | Uncommon | #355 | |
| Montana | Uncommon | #406 | |
| Nebraska | Uncommon | #402 | |
| Nevada | Uncommon | #429 | |
| New Brunswick | Uncommon | #346 | |
| New Hampshire | Uncommon | #371 | |
| New Jersey | Uncommon | #413 | |
| New Mexico | Uncommon | #515 | |
| New York | Uncommon | #475 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncommon | #333 | |
| North Carolina | Rare | #414 | |
| North Dakota | Common | #337 | |
| Northwest Territories | Uncommon | #242 | |
| Nova Scotia | Uncommon | #404 | |
| Nunavut | Legendary | #161 | |
| Ohio | Uncommon | #399 | |
| Oklahoma | Uncommon | #408 | |
| Ontario | Uncommon | #454 | |
| Oregon | Uncommon | #507 | |
| Pennsylvania | Uncommon | #395 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Common | #260 | |
| Québec | Uncommon | #421 | |
| Rhode Island | Uncommon | #341 | |
| Saskatchewan | Uncommon | #340 | |
| South Carolina | Rare | #377 | |
| South Dakota | Uncommon | #377 | |
| Tennessee | Uncommon | #379 | |
| Texas | Uncommon | #642 | |
| Utah | Common | #436 | |
| Vermont | Uncommon | #334 | |
| Virginia | Uncommon | #427 | |
| Washington | Uncommon | #480 | |
| West Virginia | Rare | #306 | |
| Wisconsin | Uncommon | #405 | |
| Wyoming | Uncommon | #378 | |
| Yukon | Common | #277 | |
| Afghanistan | Rare | #254 | Vagrant |
| Andorra | Rare | #172 | Vagrant |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Rare | #144 | Vagrant |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Rare | #092 | Vagrant |
| Brunei Darussalam | Rare | #334 | Vagrant |
| Burkina Faso | Rare | #339 | Vagrant |
| Central African Republic | Rare | #484 | Vagrant |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Rare | #710 | Vagrant |
| Gabon | Rare | #571 | Vagrant |
| Guinea | Rare | #581 | Vagrant |
| Haiti | Rare | #173 | Vagrant |
| Lesotho | Rare | #288 | Vagrant |
| Liechtenstein | Rare | #203 | Vagrant |
| Madagascar | Rare | #324 | Vagrant |
| Mali | Rare | #368 | Vagrant |
| Montserrat | Rare | #092 | Vagrant |
| Nepal | Rare | #769 | Vagrant |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Rare | #077 | Vagrant |
| Seychelles | Rare | #149 | Vagrant |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Rare | #110 | Vagrant |
| Somalia | Rare | #381 | Vagrant |
| South Sudan | Rare | #400 | Vagrant |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Rare | #204 | Vagrant |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Rare | #151 | Vagrant |
| Yemen | Rare | #254 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
The smallest swallow: brown above, white below with a neat brown breast band; nests in holes in sand banks.
Where
Cutbanks along rivers and gravel pits on the prairie and parkland.
When
May to August.
Tips
The brown breast band separates it from all other Alberta swallows.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
🐦Cliff Swallow
#192 · Common🐦Eastern Kingbird
#194 · Common🐦Barn Swallow
#191 · Common🐦Western Kingbird
#195 · Uncommon🐦Tree Swallow
#190 · Common🐦Least Flycatcher
#196 · Common
#192 · Common🐦Eastern Kingbird
#194 · Common🐦Barn Swallow
#191 · Common🐦Western Kingbird
#195 · Uncommon🐦Tree Swallow
#190 · Common🐦Least Flycatcher
#196 · Common
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