Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Sand Martin)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRiparia riparia (Sand Martin)
FamilyHIRUNDINIDAE (hirundines)
OrderPASSERIFORMES (perching birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterry, P. 2002 Sand Martin Vol 13, No. 3 Page: 203

Riparia riparia (Sand Martin) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Riparia riparia (Sand Martin)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Riparia riparia (Sand Martin)
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