Brown-throated Martin

Brown-throated MartinThe Brown-throated Martin is a small brown-toned swallow. The common pale morph has a white belly; the less common brown morph also has a brown belly.What does it look like?The sexes are alike. Adult pale morphs are brown to greyish-brown above, with a white belly and undertail; the amount of white varies. In the brown morph these areas are brown.How does it live?The Brown-throated Martin is a small brown-toned swallow. The common pale morph has a white belly; the less common brown morph also has a brown belly.It catches small insects while flying over water, wetlands and nearby open areas. It digs its own nesting burrows in sandy banks and cuttings.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.