Riparia

Riparia is a small genus of passerine birds in the swallow family. The genus means "of the riverbank"; it is derived from the Latin ripa "riverbank". There are six species. In taxonomic order, they are: * R. paludicola (Vieillot, 1817) – brown-throated martin * R. chinensis (J.E. Gray, 1830) – grey-throated martin * R. congica (Reichenow, 1887) – Congo martin * R. riparia (Linnaeus, 1758) – sand martin or bank swallow * R. diluta (Sharpe & Wyatt, 1893) – pale martin or pale sand martin * R. cincta (Boddaert, 1783) – banded martin

Riparia

Riparia is a small genus of passerine birds in the swallow family. The genus means "of the riverbank"; it is derived from the Latin ripa "riverbank". There are six species. In taxonomic order, they are: * R. paludicola (Vieillot, 1817) – brown-throated martin * R. chinensis (J.E. Gray, 1830) – grey-throated martin * R. congica (Reichenow, 1887) – Congo martin * R. riparia (Linnaeus, 1758) – sand martin or bank swallow * R. diluta (Sharpe & Wyatt, 1893) – pale martin or pale sand martin * R. cincta (Boddaert, 1783) – banded martin