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Chilean Swallow

Tachycineta leucopyga · Hirundinidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsJan · Oct–Novmost records
Records202,609in 3 countries
Most seen inChile160,881 records
Red List–IUCN status
Chilean Swallow
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About

Chilean Swallow in brief

The chilean swallow (Tachycineta leucopyga) is a bird of the Hirundinidae family — species of bird.

Across the 3 countries we cover it has 202,609 published records, most of them from Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, October and November and fall to their lowest in April and June.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Chile160,881 records · best Oct, Nov
Argentina41,284 records · best Nov, Oct
Uruguay444 records · best Jul, May
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

Relatives

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