Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
Blue-and-white Swallow (Notiochelidon cyanoleuca) - HBW 9, p. 659
French: Hirondelle bleu et blanc
German: Schwarzsteißschwalbe
Spanish: Golondrina Barranquera
Other common names: Patagonian Swallow (patagonica)
Taxonomy: Hirundo cyanoleuca Vieillot, 1817, Paraguay.
Sometimes placed in genus Atticora or, more usually, in Pygochelidon. DNA studies on this species suggest that present genus, although close to former and to Neochelidon, is distinct. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) - E Costa Rica and Panama (highlands), Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas, and from Ecuador, N & E Peru and C & NE Brazil S to NW Argentina (Tucumán), Paraguay and Uruguay.
- peruviana (Chapman, 1922) - coastal Peru.
- patagonica (d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) - breeds from C Chile and C Argentina S to Tierra del Fuego; in non-breeding season N South America (S to N Chile and N Argentina) and S Central America.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Black undertail coverts diagnostic Locality Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 37 sec 4 -
A bird perched on the ruins Locality Machu Picchu, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp cyanoleuca)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2005 6 years ago 24 sec 4 -
A bird perched on a wire, preening its rump and breast Locality Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, Brazil (ssp cyanoleuca)
Remko van Doorn 9 October 2004 5 years ago 26 sec 3.9 -
Two birds perched on the ruins, showing comfort behaviour Locality Machu Picchu, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp cyanoleuca)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2005 6 years ago 44 sec 3.8 -
Two birds perched on the ruins, calling Locality Machu Picchu, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp cyanoleuca)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2005 6 years ago 25 sec 3.7 -
A bird in a wire Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 2 years ago 21 sec 3.3
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An adult feeds a fledgling.
Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Ivan Sazima 9 November 2007 3 years ago 4 -
A nice pair
Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil
Guy Poisson 17 September 2007 1 year ago 3.8 -
From a window
Locality Rionegro, Antioquía Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 21 April 2011 40 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird at the entrance to its nest-hole in a wall.
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp cyanoleuca)
philgunson 10 January 2010 2 years ago 3.3 -
A bird on wire
Locality Campos do Jordao, São Paulo State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 27 August 2010 11 weeks ago 3.3 -
A couple in the grass taking material to the nest
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 24 June 2009 2 years ago 3.3
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calls and song of birds perched on a wire Locality Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp cyanoleuca)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 6 March 2010 1 year ago 4 -
flight call (2x) by single bird Locality Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp cyanoleuca)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 7 December 2009 2 years ago 2
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