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[[Image:d08_2416.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo: {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}} <br/>Location: Monumento Natural Lahuen Nadi, near Puerto Montt, [[Chile]].]] | [[Image:d08_2416.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo: {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}} <br/>Location: Monumento Natural Lahuen Nadi, near Puerto Montt, [[Chile]].]] | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Chile]], south-west [[Argentina]] migrating to [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]] and south-east [[ Brazil]]. | + | [[Chile]], south-west [[Argentina]] migrating to [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]] and south-east [[ Brazil]]. Reports of vagrancy to [[Curacao]] might be in error. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Monotypic. | + | Monotypic. Closely related to [[White-rumped Swallow]]. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:d08_2417.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo: {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}} <br/>Location: Monumento Natural Lahuen Nadi, near Puerto Montt, [[Chile]].]] | ||
Open habitats near water, temperate grassland and pastureland. | Open habitats near water, temperate grassland and pastureland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
| + | # Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
Arthur Grosset; Wikipedia | Arthur Grosset; Wikipedia | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tachycineta+meyeni}} | {{GSearch|Tachycineta+meyeni}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tachycineta]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tachycineta]] | ||
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- Tachycineta meyeni
Identification
11-13cm. Glossy blue-black upperparts, white underparts and rump, grey underwing-coverts.
Distribution
Chile, south-west Argentina migrating to Bolivia, Paraguay and south-east Brazil. Reports of vagrancy to Curacao might be in error.
Taxonomy
Monotypic. Closely related to White-rumped Swallow.
Habitat
Open habitats near water, temperate grassland and pastureland.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chilean Swallow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chilean_Swallow
Arthur Grosset; Wikipedia
