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blue-and-white swallow

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

The blue-and-white swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca) is a passerine bird that breeds from Nicaragua south throughout South America, except in the deserts and the Amazon Basin. The southern race is migratory, wintering as far north as Trinidad, where it is a regular visitor. The nominate northern race may have bred on that island.

Overview

The blue-and-white swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca) is a passerine bird that breeds from Nicaragua south throughout South America, except in the deserts and the Amazon Basin. The southern race is migratory, wintering as far north as Trinidad, where it is a regular visitor. The nominate northern race may have bred on that island.

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

Terrestrial

Video

Representative video of genus NotiochelidonCredit: Andy Li · CC0Source ↗

Sounds

:Perched bird. Clearing in tall humid forest bird-seen:yes playback-used:no Common name: Blue-and-white Swallow Type: call Genus: Notiochelidon Species: cyanoleuca Location: Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca, near Q. Cristopher Parson Country: Ecuador Elevation: 2100 mNiels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0

References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — Blue-and-white swallow Wikipedia

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