Pale martin

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

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| name = Pale martin

| image = Riparia diluta.JPG

| image_caption = In Altai, Russia

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2017 |title=Riparia diluta |volume=2017 |page=e.T22736052A119300480 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22736052A119300480.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| genus = Riparia

| species = diluta

| authority = (Sharpe & Wyatt, 1893)

| range_map =Riparia diluta distribution map.png

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The pale martin or pale sand martin (Riparia diluta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.

It is found in open habitats such as farmland, grassland and savannah, usually near water. It is found from Central Asia to southeastern China.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/swallows/|title=Swallows « IOC World Bird List|website=www.worldbirdnames.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-18}} The species was formerly considered a subspecies of the sand martin.{{Cite web|url=http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=A9A9E1D123B94E0A|title=Riparia diluta (Pale Sand Martin) - Avibase|website=avibase.bsc-eoc.org|access-date=2017-07-18}}