Summary ²

The sand martin (Riparia riparia) or European sand martin, bank swallow in the Americas, and collared sand martin in the Indian Subcontinent, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family. It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically the whole of Europe and the Mediterranean countries, part of northern Asia and also North America. It winters in eastern and southern Africa, South America and the Indian Subcontinent.

Observations in Banff National Park ³

https://inaturalist.ca/observations?project_id=69401&taxon_id=11941&place_id=any&verifiable=any

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2. Adapted by metallyza from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riparia_riparia
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