White-rumped Swallow
Tachycineta leucorrhoa
- Family
- Swallows (Hirundinidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The white-rumped swallow (Tachycineta leucorrhoa) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. First described and given its binomial name by French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1817, it was for many years considered a subspecies of the Chilean swallow. The species is monotypic with no known population variations. It has a white supraloral streak, or streak above its lores (the region between a bird's eye and nostrils), which can be used to differentiate it from the Chilean swallow.
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Range and habitat
Bolivia to Paraguay, southeastern Brazil, and northern Argentina; winters to southern Peru.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: White-rumped swallow
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
