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Photo by Fabio
Photo taken: Brazil.

Tachycineta leucorrhoa

[edit] Identification

Dark glossy blue above, white rump, thin white stripe above the lores and on the forehead. Underparts are white.

[edit] Distribution

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay; northernmost part of range only as non-breeding migrant.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic. This species is closely related to Chilean Swallow.

[edit] Habitat

Dry savanna, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, pastureland and woodland edges near water.

[edit] Behaviour

4-6 eggs are laid.

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