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Three subspecies are recognized: | Three subspecies are recognized: | ||
* The nominate ''N. c. cyanoleuca'' - Nicaragua and [[Trinidad]] south to northwestern [[Argentina]], [[Paraguay]] and [[Uruguay]]. | * The nominate ''N. c. cyanoleuca'' - Nicaragua and [[Trinidad]] south to northwestern [[Argentina]], [[Paraguay]] and [[Uruguay]]. | ||
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* ''N. c. peruviana'' - [[Peru]] up to 2500m. | * ''N. c. peruviana'' - [[Peru]] up to 2500m. | ||
| + | * The migratory southern race, ''N. c. patagonica'', breeding in [[Chile]] and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. | ||
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The species is also placed in genus [[:Category:Notiochelidon|Notiochelidon]] by some authorities. | The species is also placed in genus [[:Category:Notiochelidon|Notiochelidon]] by some authorities. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Common and widespread, especially in agricultural and urban areas upto 4000m. | + | Common and widespread, especially in agricultural and urban areas upto 4000m. At least in Chile always connected with water. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Both sexes build a shallow nest from straw. 6 white eggsare laid and are incubated by both parents for 15 days. Both parents feed the young for 26 days to fledgings. There may be two broods. | Both sexes build a shallow nest from straw. 6 white eggsare laid and are incubated by both parents for 15 days. Both parents feed the young for 26 days to fledgings. There may be two broods. | ||
Revision as of 14:31, 25 December 2009
Picture is of the nominate subspecies N.c.cyanoleuca.
Photo by Robert scanlon
Location: La Suiza Nature Reserve, near Pereira, Colombia
Photo by Robert scanlon
Location: La Suiza Nature Reserve, near Pereira, Colombia
- Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Identification
11-12 cm. Dark blue upperparts, white underparts, blackish underwings and undersurface of tail. Juvenile - brown above, buff below, and less forked tail.
Distribution
Nicaragua and South America.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies are recognized:
- The nominate N. c. cyanoleuca - Nicaragua and Trinidad south to northwestern Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
- N. c. peruviana - Peru up to 2500m.
- The migratory southern race, N. c. patagonica, breeding in Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego.
The species is also placed in genus Notiochelidon by some authorities.
Habitat
Common and widespread, especially in agricultural and urban areas upto 4000m. At least in Chile always connected with water.
Behaviour
Both sexes build a shallow nest from straw. 6 white eggsare laid and are incubated by both parents for 15 days. Both parents feed the young for 26 days to fledgings. There may be two broods.
The diet includes insects caught aerially.
