Chilean Swallow (Tachycineta meyeni)

Order: Passeriformes | Family: Hirundinidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Santa Catarina, Brazil

chilean_swallow
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Santa Catarina, Brazil

chilean_swallow
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Santa Catarina, Brazil

chilean_swallow
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Santa Catarina, Brazil

Identification & Behavior: ~13.5 cm (5.2 in). The Chilean Swallow has glossy blue upperparts with a white rump. The underparts are white. The tertials and secondary flight feathers show some white fringing near the tips. The tail is notched. It forages over open areas and a variety of other habitat types. It is similar to the White-rumped Swallow but does not have a white loral line.

Status: The Chilean Swallow is a rare Austral visitor to southwest Peru where it is known only from a handful of sightings. It also occurs in Br, Bo, and Ch.

Name in Spanish: Golondrina Chilena.

Sub-species: Chilean Swallow (Tachycineta meyeni), (Cabanis), 1850.

Meaning of Name: Tachycineta: Gr. takhukinetos= moving quickly, fast. meyeni: In honor of Prof. Franz Julius Ferdinand Meyen (1804-1840) Prussian surgeon, botanist, collector.

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Distribution Map
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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.