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Brown-throated Martin
Afrikaanse Oewerswael · Riparia paludicola
A small, plain brown martin without the clean breast-band of the Sand Martin, fluttering low over rivers and dams. Colonies excavate nesting tunnels into sandy banks. It feeds on tiny insects close to the water surface and, unlike its Palearctic relatives, is a year-round resident.
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Small plain brown martin with a dusky throat (some birds wholly brown); flutters low over water.
Where to see it in Kruger
Low over rivers, dams and pans throughout, present all year.
Did you know
It digs a tunnel into a sandy riverbank to build its nest at the end.
Often confused with
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