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	 Hirondelle de rivage - Riparia riparia - Sand Martin or Bank Swallow
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 The Sand Martin, (Riparia riparia) is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family.
 
 It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically the whole of Europe and the Mediterranean countries, part of northern Asia and also North America, where it is called Bank Swallow. It winters in eastern and southern Africa, South America and South Asia (where it is called the Collared Sand Martin).
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