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;[[: Category:Tachycineta|Tachycineta]] meyeni | ;[[: Category:Tachycineta|Tachycineta]] meyeni | ||
| + | ''Tachycineta leucopyga'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 11-13cm<br /> | + | 11-13cm (4¼-5 in)<br /> |
| − | Glossy blue-black upperparts with white rump, white underparts including undertail coverts, and grey underwing-coverts. | + | Glossy blue-black upperparts with white rump, white underparts including undertail coverts, and grey underwing-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]]. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Breeding in [[Chile]], and south-west [[Argentina]]. Northern populations are resident while southern populations migrate to [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]] and south-east [[ Brazil]] (and according to some sources, to [[Peru]]. | + | [[South America]]: Breeding in [[Chile]], and south-west [[Argentina]]. Northern populations are resident while southern populations migrate to [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]] and south-east [[ Brazil]] (and according to some sources, to [[Peru]]. |
Reports of vagrancy to [[Curaçao]] might be in error. | Reports of vagrancy to [[Curaçao]] might be in error. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Often occurs in flocks, especially when not breeding. | Often occurs in flocks, especially when not breeding. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their insectivorous diet consists of flying ants, flies, beetles and bugs. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
Breeds in holes both natural and man-made. | Breeds in holes both natural and man-made. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 |
#Arthur Grosset | #Arthur Grosset | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2016) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Tachycineta+meyeni}} | + | {{GSearch|Tachycineta+meyeni}} |
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tachycineta]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tachycineta]] | ||
Revision as of 23:30, 31 March 2016
- Tachycineta meyeni
Tachycineta leucopyga
Identification
11-13cm (4¼-5 in)
Glossy blue-black upperparts with white rump, white underparts including undertail coverts, and grey underwing-coverts.
Distribution
South America: Breeding in Chile, and south-west Argentina. Northern populations are resident while southern populations migrate to Bolivia, Paraguay and south-east Brazil (and according to some sources, to Peru.
Reports of vagrancy to Curaçao might be in error.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Closely related to White-rumped Swallow.
Some authorities use the scientific name Tachycineta leucopyga.
Habitat
Open habitats near water, forests, temperate grassland and pastureland.
Behaviour
Often occurs in flocks, especially when not breeding.
Diet
Their insectivorous diet consists of flying ants, flies, beetles and bugs.
Breeding
Breeds in holes both natural and man-made.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chilean Swallow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chilean_Swallow
