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;[[: Category:Tachycineta|Tachycineta]] meyeni | ;[[: Category:Tachycineta|Tachycineta]] meyeni | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 11-13cm. Glossy blue-black upperparts, white underparts and | + | 11-13cm. Glossy blue-black upperparts with white rump, white underparts including undertail coverts, and grey underwing-coverts. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Chile]], south-west [[Argentina]] | + | 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 [[Curacao]] might be in error. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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Monotypic. Closely related to [[White-rumped Swallow]]. | Monotypic. Closely related to [[White-rumped Swallow]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Open habitats near water, temperate grassland and pastureland. | Open habitats near water, temperate grassland and pastureland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | Often occurs in flocks, especially when not breeding. | ||
+ | Breeds in holes both natural and man-made. | ||
==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 | # 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 |
Revision as of 01:09, 21 September 2009
- Tachycineta meyeni
Identification
11-13cm. Glossy blue-black upperparts with white rump, white underparts including undertail coverts, and grey underwing-coverts.
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. 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
Often occurs in flocks, especially when not breeding.
Breeds in holes both natural and man-made.
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