Riparia riparia genome sequencing

In this study, we generated a chromosome-scale reference genome assembly of the male sand martin (Riparia riparia), a widely distributed migratory songbird. The assembly was constructed using PacBio HiFi long-read sequencing combined with Hi-C scaffolding, resulting in a 1.19 Gb pseudohaploid genome spanning 40 chromosomes. We annotated 20,598 protein-coding genes by integrating RNA-seq data, ab initio prediction, and homology-based methods. This dataset provides a high-quality genomic resource for further studies of sand martin biology, population genomics, and evolutionary research.