---
title: "Fahluferschwalbe"
description: "Riparia diluta — Vögel. The pale martin or pale sand martin (Riparia diluta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/pale-martin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Fahluferschwalbe

> Riparia diluta — Vögel. The pale martin or pale sand martin (Riparia diluta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.

- Scientific name: *Riparia diluta*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Wiese & Feld), `freshwater` (See & Fluss), `farm` (Bauernhof), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 688
- Wikidata: [Q3136313](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3136313)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144787](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144787)

## Names

- en: Pale Martin
- de: Fahluferschwalbe
- es: Avión Pálido
- fr: Hirondelle pâle
- nl: Bleke oeverzwaluw
- pl: Brzegówka azjatycka

## Countries with the most observations

RU (311), CN (84), MN (30), KZ (26), IN (15), UZ (13), KG (6), PK (3)

## Summary

The pale martin or pale sand martin (Riparia diluta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.
It is found in open habitats such as farmland, grassland and savannah, usually near water. It is found from Central Asia to southeastern China. The species was formerly considered a subspecies of the sand martin.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_martin

## Photo

![Fahluferschwalbe](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pale-martin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Татьяна Фирсова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175940969

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pale-martin?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).