Riparia

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Riparia is a genus of small, burrow-nesting swallows commonly known as sand martins or bank swallows, found near rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Riparia canonical 6

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus of birds ⓘ
species of bird ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
associatedWith freshwater habitats ⓘ
riverine environments ⓘ
breedingHabitat colonial nesting sites ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName Congo martin ⓘ
bank swallow ⓘ
bank swallows ⓘ
grey-throated martin ⓘ
pale martin ⓘ
plain martin ⓘ
sand martin ⓘ
sand martins ⓘ
describedAs small swallows ⓘ
diet flying insects ⓘ
distribution New World ⓘ
Old World ⓘ
family Hirundinidae ⓘ
foragingBehavior aerial insectivore ⓘ
genus Riparia ⓘ
Riparia ⓘ
Riparia ⓘ
Riparia ⓘ
Riparia ⓘ
hasMember Riparia chinensis ⓘ
Riparia congica ⓘ
Riparia diluta ⓘ
Riparia paludicola ⓘ
Riparia riparia ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
migratoryBehavior many species are migratory ⓘ
nestingBehavior burrow-nesting ⓘ
nestingSite earth cliffs ⓘ
river banks ⓘ
sand banks ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Hirundinidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typicalHabitat near lakes ⓘ
near other bodies of water ⓘ
near rivers ⓘ
near streams ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hirundinidae → includesGenus → Riparia ⓘ
Riparia riparia → genus → Riparia ⓘ
subject linked to: Riparia
Riparia paludicola → genus → Riparia ⓘ
subject linked to: Riparia
Riparia chinensis → genus → Riparia ⓘ
subject linked to: Riparia
Riparia diluta → genus → Riparia ⓘ
subject linked to: Riparia
Riparia congica → genus → Riparia ⓘ
subject linked to: Riparia