- Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Identification
11-12 cm
- Dark blue upperparts
- White underparts
- Blackish underwings
- Glossy black crissum
Juvenile
- Brown above
- Buff below
- Tail less markedly forked
Distribution
Central and South America:
Central America: Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina
Taxonomy
The species is also placed in genus Notiochelidon by some authorities[2].
Subspecies[1]
Three subspecies are recognized:
- N. c. cyanoleuca:
- Highlands of Costa Rica to Venezuela, Brazil and northern Argentina
- N. c. peruviana:
- Coastal Peru (La Libertad to Arequipa)
- N. c. patagonica:
Habitat
Common and widespread, especially in agricultural and urban areas upto 4000m. At least in Chile always connected with water.
Behaviour
Breeding
Both sexes build a shallow nest from straw. The clutch consists of 6 white eggs; incubation (15 days) and feeding the young is carried out by both parents until they fledge at about 26 days. There may be two broods.
Diet
The diet includes insects caught aerially.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-and-white Swallow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-and-white_Swallow