Congo Martin
Riparia congica(Reichenow, A, 1888)
English (US) Congo Martin
The Congo Martin (Riparia congica) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Hirundinidae (Swallows) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Democratic Republic of the Congo (middle and lower Congo River and lower Ubangi River)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Riparia congica
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Congo Martin
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1888)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cotile congica
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1888)
- Type locality
- Manyanga, between Vivi and Stanley Pool, lower Congo.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 35, no.179 p.300
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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