Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Swallows :: Blue-and-white Swallow

Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

Described by: Vieillot (1817)
Alternate common name(s): Patagonian Swallow
Old scientific name(s): Pygochelidon cyanoleuca, Atticora cyanoleuca

Photographs

La Suiza, Ucumari, near Pereira, Colombia - May 4, 2004 © R S Scanlon  Machu Picchu, Peru - Aug, 2008 © Jean-Michel Fenerole  Machu Picchu, Peru - Aug, 2008 © Jean-Michel Fenerole 
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Range

S. Centeral America. N. to w. South America to s. of the Amazon to Tierra del Fuego;
(1) Costa Rica and w. Panama to n. and c. South America in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, e. Ecuador, e. Peru, Boliva, e. and s. Brazil (Bahia (Chapada Diamantina)), Paraguay, Uruguay, nw. Argentina (Tucuman).
(2) W. Peru s. to Arequipa.
(3) S. South America in c. Chile and c. Argentina s. to Tierra del Fuego.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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