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Banded Martin
Gebandeerde Oewerswael · Riparia cincta
The largest of the brown martins, white below with a single brown breast-band and a short white eyebrow. It flies slowly and buoyantly low over open grassland and floodplains, hunting insects. An intra-African breeding migrant, it visits Kruger in the warm months and leaves for winter.
Log your Banded Martin sighting — free →How to identify it
Large brown-and-white martin with a brown breast-band and a white eyebrow; broad-winged, slow flight.
Where to see it in Kruger
Over open grassland and floodplains, mainly in summer.
Did you know
It is bigger than other martins and flaps slowly, almost like a tiny falcon.
Often confused with
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