© Jonathan Eckerson
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Barrett A. Garrison
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1999
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1999
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Europese Oewerswael |
| Albanian | Dallëndyshe e brigjeve |
| Arabic | خطاف الرمل |
| Armenian | Առափնյա ծիծեռնակ |
| Asturian | Andarina de ríu |
| Azerbaijani | Sahil qaranquşu |
| Basque | Uhalde-enara |
| Bulgarian | Брегова лястовица |
| Catalan | Oreneta de ribera comuna |
| Chinese | 灰沙燕 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 崖沙燕 |
| Croatian | bregunica |
| Czech | břehule říční |
| Danish | Digesvale |
| Dutch | Oeverzwaluw |
| English | Bank Swallow |
| English (Bangladesh) | Collared Sand Martin (Bank Swallow) |
| English (India) | Bank Swallow (Sand Martin) |
| English (Kenya) | Sand Martin |
| English (South Africa) | Sand Martin |
| English (UK) | Sand Martin |
| English (United Arab Emirates) | Sand Martin |
| English (United States) | Bank Swallow |
| Faroese | Áarsvala |
| Finnish | törmäpääsky |
| French | Hirondelle de rivage |
| French (French Guiana) | Hirondelle de rivage |
| Galician | Anduriña das barreiras |
| German | Uferschwalbe |
| Greek | Οχθοχελίδονο |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Irondèl kolye senp |
| Hebrew | כוכית גדות |
| Hungarian | Partifecske |
| Icelandic | Bakkasvala |
| Indonesian | Layang-layang pasir |
| Italian | Topino |
| Japanese | ショウドウツバメ |
| Korean | 갈색제비 |
| Latvian | Krastu čurkste |
| Lithuanian | Urvinė kregždė |
| Malayalam | മണൽ കത്രിക |
| Mongolian | Эргийн хараацай |
| Norwegian | sandsvale |
| Persian | چلچله رودخانه ای |
| Polish | brzegówka |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Andorinha-das-barreiras-comum |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | andorinha-do-barranco |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinha-das-barreiras |
| Romanian | Lăstun de mal |
| Russian | Береговушка |
| Serbian | Bregunica |
| Slovak | brehuľa hnedá |
| Slovenian | Breguljka |
| Spanish | Avión Zapador |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Golondrina Zapadora |
| Spanish (Chile) | Golondrina barranquera |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Golondrina Ribereña |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Golondrina de los farallones |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Golondrina de Collar |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Martín Arenero |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Golondrina Collareja |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Golondrina Ribereña |
| Spanish (Panama) | Golondrina Ribereña |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Golondrina zapadora |
| Spanish (Peru) | Golondrina Ribereña |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Golondrina Parda |
| Spanish (Spain) | Avión zapador |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Golondrina Parda Chica |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Golondrina Parda |
| Swedish | backsvala |
| Thai | นกนางแอ่นทรายสร้อยคอดำ |
| Turkish | Kum Kırlangıcı |
| Ukrainian | Ластівка берегова |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Bank Swallow in North and Middle America.
North American populations also winter in South America and the eastern Caribbean. Other populations breed throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa.