- Tachycineta leucorrhoa
Identification
13 cm (5 in)
- Dark glossy blue upperparts
- White rump
- Thin white stripe above the lores and on the forehead
- White underparts
Distribution
South America: found in Peru (wintering), Bolivia, south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina; northernmost part of range only as non-breeding migrant.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species is closely related to Chilean Swallow.
Habitat
Dry savanna, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, pastureland and woodland edges near water.
Behaviour
Diet
They catch flying insects,
Breeding
The clutch conisists of 4-6 eggs which are laid in a hair-lined nest constructed from plant fibres.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
- The Website of Everything
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) White-rumped Swallow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-rumped_Swallow
