Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer) - HBW 9, p. 652
French: Hirondelle à ailes blanches
German: Cayenneschwalbe
Spanish: Golondrina Aliblanca
Taxonomy: Hirundo albiventer Boddaert, 1783, Cayenne.
This species, along with T. bicolor, T. albilinea (and, by extension, T. stolzmanni), T. leucorrhoa and T. meyeni, sometimes placed in separate genus Iridoprocne, but DNA studies indicate close relationship of these taxa with clade consisting of T. thalassina, T. euchrysea and T. cyaneoviridis, and support placement of all in a single genus. Forms a superspecies with T. stolzmanni and T. albilinea. Monotypic.
Distribution: N & C South America (except Pacific coast), from Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and the Guianas S to N Argentina, Paraguay and SE Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A fledgling in a post, preening Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Pere Sugranyes 2005 7 years ago 9 sec 4.5 -
A bird on a wood in the middle of the river Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 July 2007 5 years ago 29 sec 4.4 -
A pair feeding two fledglings in a post Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Pere Sugranyes 2005 7 years ago 21 sec 4.2 -
A bird on a twig above the river Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 July 2007 5 years ago 24 sec 4.2 -
bird perching on a cable in front of the Lodge Locality Hato El Cedral, Apure State, Venezuela
Thore Noernberg 18 July 2012 41 weeks ago 21 sec 4.2 -
A ventral view of a bird perfched on a stump, looking around. Locality Babunhol, Brokopondo District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 21 March 2011 1 year ago 34 sec 3.7
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Perched on a death branch in the midden of the river
Locality Tambopata River, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
Marc FASOL 15 July 2011 23 weeks ago 4.2 -
A bird at the edge of an artificial lake
Locality Dos Cerritos Reservoir, El Tocuyo, Lara State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 27 February 2012 39 weeks ago 4 -
Pair perched.
Locality Rahamut Trace, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
fayardmohammed 30 April 2011 1 year ago 4 -
perched at the roadside
Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Aleix Comas 23 August 2008 4 years ago 3.8 -
Perched at Las Cuevas Beach
Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
SIRROYALTY 6 March 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
Sitting on a railing over a branch of the Rio Negro
Locality Ariau Resort, Iranduba, Amazonas State, Brazil
Dave Rintoul 25 May 2010 1 year ago 3.7
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Two calls by one bird. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 46 weeks ago 3 -
Several individuals call from a ledge, high on a building Locality Salvador da Bahia, Bahia State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 5 March 2008 3 years ago 2
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