Blue-and-white Swallow

Pygochelidon cyanoleuca - Hirondelle bleu et blanc

Hirondelle bleu et blanc
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Hirundinidés

  • Genus
    :

    Pygochelidon

  • Species
    :

    cyanoleuca

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1817

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 13 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 9 à 13 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Hirondelle bleu et blanc
adult
Hirondelle bleu et blanc
adult

Blue-and-white Swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Pygochelidon cyanoleuca cyanoleuca (Costa Rica through n and c South America)
  • Pygochelidon cyanoleuca peruviana (w Peru)
  • Pygochelidon cyanoleuca patagonica (s South America)

Foreign names

  • Hirondelle bleu et blanc,
  • Golondrina barranquera,
  • andorinha-pequena-de-casa,
  • Schwarzsteißschwalbe,
  • kék-fehér fecske,
  • Blauw-witte Zwaluw,
  • Rondine biancoblu,
  • blåvit svala,
  • Cyansvale,
  • lastovička sídelná,
  • vlaštovka modrobílá,
  • Azursvale,
  • teräspääsky,
  • oreneta blava i blanca,
  • jaskółeczka niebiesko-biała,
  • Патагонская ласточка,
  • アイイロツバメ,
  • 蓝白南美燕,
  • 藍白南燕,

Voice song and cries

Hirondelle bleu et blanc
adult

Habitat

Hirondelle bleu et blanc
adult

Grassland : Temperate ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

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