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Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
Jonah Seth Marion
Version: 1.0 — Published April 30, 2010
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | oreneta de Xile |
| Dutch | Chileense Zwaluw |
| English | Chilean Swallow |
| English (United States) | Chilean Swallow |
| French | Hirondelle du Chili |
| French (France) | Hirondelle du Chili |
| German | Chileschwalbe |
| Japanese | チリールリツバメ |
| Norwegian | patagoniasvale |
| Polish | nadobniczka biało-niebieska |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | andorinha-chilena |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinha-chilena |
| Russian | Чилийская ласточка |
| Serbian | Čileanska lasta |
| Slovak | lastovička patagónska |
| Slovenian | Čilska lastovka |
| Spanish | Golondrina Chilena |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Golondrina Patagónica |
| Spanish (Chile) | Golondrina chilena |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Golondrina patagónica |
| Spanish (Peru) | Golondrina Chilena |
| Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina chilena |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Golondrina Patagónica |
| Swedish | chilesvala |
| Turkish | Şili Kırlangıcı |
| Ukrainian | Білозорка чилійська |
Introduction
Not much is known about the Chilean Swallow. Even the name of the species remain uncertain; long known as Tachycineta leucopyga, it has gone by the name Tachycineta meyeni in recent years, but the name leucopyga may yet return (see Systematics). The Chilean Swallow is an insectivorous bird, white below and blue above with a white rump, roughly 13.5 cm in length. This is one of the most southerly swallows in the New World, breeding only in southern Chile and Argentina.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Chilean Swallow
