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Hi mnc2113,
What a wonderful spotting! When I first looked for this one in my bird book, I almost sent you the wrong I.D. because in the book, it was shown as Riparia paludicola (Plain Martin). Then I checked with Wikipedia and was surprised to see that the Plain Martin had be re-classified and split into two species - the Brown-throated Martin (Riparia paludicola), found in Africa and Madagascar and the Grey-throated Martin (Riparia chinensis), found in Asia. So, then I checked Riparia chinensis (in Wiki) which confirmed that R. chinensis is the one in Northern Philippines. Problem solved. So, I not only enjoyed seeing your great spotting, but I learned from it also. Thank you, mnc2113
Spotted on Oct 1, 2023
Submitted on Oct 2, 2023
