Madagascar martin
Riparia cowani (Sharpe, 1882)
The madagascar martin (Riparia cowani) is a species in the family Hirundinidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 13.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
No freely licensed photo yet
Quick facts about the madagascar martin
- Weight
- 13.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the madagascar martin live?
Not recorded
What is the madagascar martin?
The Madagascar martin (Riparia cowani) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae that is found in montane Madagascar. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the brown-throated martin (Riparia paludicola).
From the Wikipedia article “Madagascar martin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madagascar_martin&oldid=1336912917), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the madagascar martin endangered?
The madagascar martin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the madagascar martin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyHirundinidae
- genusRiparia
- SpeciesRiparia cowani (Sharpe, 1882)
Synonyms Cotile cowani, Riparia paludicola cowani
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- Madagascar brown-throated martinEnglish
- Madagascar plain martinEnglish
- Madagascar DigesvaleDanish
- madagaskara hirundoEsperanto
- Avión paludícola malgacheSpanish
- MadagaskarintörmäpääskyFinnish
- Hirondelle de MadagascarFrench
- madagaskarska bregunicaCroatian
- Madagaskarinė urvinė kregždėLithuanian
- MadagaskaroeverzwaluwDutch
- beigesandsvaleNorwegian
- brzegówka madagaskarskaPolish
- brehuľa madagaskarskáSlovak
- madagaskarbacksvalaSwedish
- 马岛褐喉沙燕Chinese
Relatives of the madagascar martin
Other species in the same genus Riparia.
Sand martin
Riparia riparia
Brown-throated martin
Riparia paludicola
Congo martin
Riparia congica
Pale martin
Riparia diluta
Grey-throated martin
Riparia chinensis
CompareMadagascar martin vs Sand martinMadagascar martin vs Brown-throated martinMadagascar martin vs Congo martinMadagascar martin vs Pale martin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the madagascar martin?
An adult madagascar martin weighs 13.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the madagascar martin endangered?
The madagascar martin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the madagascar martin?
The madagascar martin (Riparia cowani) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
Embed a card for this animal on your own site
Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.
CreatureData. (2026). Madagascar martin (Riparia cowani). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-martin
“Madagascar martin (Riparia cowani).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-martin.
@misc{madagascar_martin_2026,
title = {Madagascar martin (Riparia cowani)},
author = {{CreatureData}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-martin},
note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}