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Riparia riparia

Bank swallow in the Americas or sand martin in Europe.

This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758, and originally named Hirundo riparia; the description consisted of the simple H[irundo] cinerea, gula abdomineque albis—"an ash-grey swallow, with white throat and belly"—and the type locality was simply given as "Europa". The specific name means "of the riverbank"; it is derived from the Latin ripa "riverbank".

Sunrise, kayak.

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Uploaded on December 20, 2017
Taken on July 11, 2015