Blue-and-white Swallow
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca - Hirondelle bleu et blanc
Systematics
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family:
Hirundinidés
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Genus:
Pygochelidon
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Species:
cyanoleuca
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 13 cm
- Wingspan: -
- Weight: 9 à 13 g
Geographic range
Identification
Blue-and-white Swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.
Subspecific information 3 subspecies
- Pygochelidon cyanoleuca cyanoleuca (Costa Rica through n and c South America)
- Pygochelidon cyanoleuca peruviana (w Peru)
- Pygochelidon cyanoleuca patagonica (s South America)
Foreign names
- Hirondelle bleu et blanc,
- Golondrina barranquera,
- andorinha-pequena-de-casa,
- Schwarzsteißschwalbe,
- kék-fehér fecske,
- Blauw-witte Zwaluw,
- Rondine biancoblu,
- blåvit svala,
- Cyansvale,
- lastovička sídelná,
- vlaštovka modrobílá,
- Azursvale,
- teräspääsky,
- oreneta blava i blanca,
- jaskółeczka niebiesko-biała,
- Патагонская ласточка,
- アイイロツバメ,
- 蓝白南美燕,
- 藍白南燕,
Habitat
Grassland : Temperate ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- Birds of Colombia, Steven L. Hilty and William L. Brown
- Birds of Venezuela, Steven L. Hilty
- Birds of Northern South America, an identification guide, Robin Restall, Clemencia Rodner, Miguel Lentino
- Swallows and Martins, Angela Turner
- Vol. 9 - Handbook of the Birds of the world, Josep del Hoyo - Andrew Elliot - David Christie
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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