The river martins form the subfamily Pseudochelidoninae within the swallow and martin bird family Hirundinidae. The two species are the African river martin (Pseudochelidon eurystomina, and the white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae. These are medium-sized, largely black swallows that have a light buoyant flight and feed on insects caught in the air. They appear to be more terrestrial than other swallows, frequently walking rather than perching, and the white-eyed may be crepuscular. The African species excavates nest holes in sandy ridges in rivers, while the breeding locations and habits of the Asian bird are unknown.

External links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_martin

See also

• avian
• bird
• Psittacopasserae
• passerine
• oscine
• hirundinid
• martin_(bird)
• river_martin