Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Mostardas, Brazil, November.

Bird name: Blue and White Swallow
Latin: Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Other: Golondrina barranquera (Es) • Andorinha-pequena-de-casa (Br)
Family: Hirundinidae • Swallows
Range: Widespread South America, also Panama
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The Blue-and-White Swallow is a small swallow, with dark, blue-black and brown upperparts and white below except for under tail. NB dark rump.

The Blue-and-White Swallow seems one of the most widespread swallows in Latin America, seen frequently in Brazil, in Mostardas and Itatiaia, and then again in the highlands of Panama.

Below, a Blue-and-white Swallow in the Chiriqui highlands, Panama, May.
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Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Chagres River, April 2010

Bird name: Mangrove Swallow
Latin: Tachycineta albilinea
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Family: Hirundinidae • Swallows
Range: Widespread Middle America, incl Panama
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The Mangrove Swallow is a small swallow, identified in Panama by its white underparts and white facial marks in front of the eyes. It also has a white rump. The rest is dark brown or glossy blue black.

These Mangrove Swallows were beside the Chagres River in Gamboa.


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Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Itatiaia November 2009

Bird name: Southern Rough Winged Swallow
Latin: Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Other: Andorinha-serradora (Br)
Family: Hirundinidae • Swallows

The Southern Rough-winged Swallow is a small swallow widespread throughout Brazil, migrating to the far south in the summer. It can also be found throughout Latin America. In the United States it is replaced by the Northern Rough-winged Swallow.

The Southern Rough-winged Swallow has a characteristic tawny throat, is brown above and has light yellowish underparts.More photos...

Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Lagoa do Peixe, Brazil • November 2009

Bird name: White Rumped Swallow
Latin: Tachycineta leucorrhoa
Other: Andorinha-de-sobre-branco (Br)
Family: Hirundinidae • Swallows

The White-rumped Swallow is found in southern and western Brazil and neighbouring countries.

It can be quickly identified when characteristic white eyebrows are visible.

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Photos copyright: monacoeye • Nice • April 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Barn Swallow
Latin: Hirundo rustica
Other: Hirondelle Rustique
Family: Hirundinidae • Swallows

In the winter the most visible bird along the coast is probably the Crag Martin - omnipresent at all altitudes in towns and country alike. But at this time of year the Crag Martins are much less visible and the Barn Swallows have taken up residence, especially in wetlands.More photos...

181 Hirundinidae - Swallows, Martins - IOC 2.5 - 2010

Pseudochelidon eurystomina - African River Martin - Congo region
Pseudochelidon sirintarae - White-eyed River Martin - Southeast Asia

Psalidoprocne nitens - Square-tailed Saw-wing - C, W Africa
Psalidoprocne fuliginosa - Mountain Saw-wing - W Cameroon, Bioko
Psalidoprocne albiceps - White-headed Saw-wing - E, C Africa
Psalidoprocne pristoptera - Black Saw-wing - Widespread Africa
Psalidoprocne obscura - Fanti Saw-wing - W Africa

Pseudhirundo griseopyga - Grey-rumped Swallow - Widespread Africa

Cheramoeca leucosterna - White-backed Swallow - Australia

Phedina borbonica - Mascarene Martin - Madagascar region - E Africa
Phedina brazzae - Brazza's Martin - WC Africa

Riparia paludicola - Brown-throated Martin - Widespread Africa
Riparia chinensis - Grey-throated Martin - C, E, SE Asia - split from R. paludicola
Riparia congica - Congo Martin - Congo region
Riparia riparia - Sand Martin - Widespread Worldwide
Riparia diluta - Pale Martin - C Eurasia - to N India, S China
Riparia cincta - Banded Martin - Widespread Africa

Tachycineta bicolor - Tree Swallow - Widespread North America - S USA to N South America
Tachycineta albilinea - Mangrove Swallow - Widespread Middle America
Tachycineta stolzmanni - Tumbes Swallow - SW Ecuador, NW Peru
Tachycineta albiventer - White-winged Swallow - Colombia to N Argentina
Tachycineta leucorrhoa - White-rumped Swallow - C, SE South America
Tachycineta meyeni - Chilean Swallow - Southern Cone
Tachycineta euchrysea - Golden Swallow - Hispaniola, Jamaica
Tachycineta thalassina - Violet-green Swallow - W USA, W Canada
Tachycineta cyaneoviridis - Bahama Swallow - Bahamas, Cuba

Progne subis - Purple Martin - Widespread North America, Middle America - to South America
Progne cryptoleuca - Cuban Martin - Cuba - to South America?
Progne dominicensis - Caribbean Martin - Caribbean islands - to South America?
Progne sinaloae - Sinaloa Martin - W Mexico
Progne chalybea - Grey-breasted Martin - Widespread Latin America
Progne modesta - Galapagos Martin - Galápagos Islands
Progne murphyi - Peruvian Martin - W Peru, N Chile
Progne elegans - Southern Martin - Widespread South America
Progne tapera - Brown-chested Martin - Widespread South America, also Panama

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca - Blue-and-white Swallow - Widespread South America, also Panama
Notiochelidon murina - Brown-bellied Swallow - W Venezuela to C Bolivia
Notiochelidon flavipes - Pale-footed Swallow - W Venezuela to C Bolivia
Notiochelidon pileata - Black-capped Swallow - S Mexico to W El Salvador

Haplochelidon andecola - Andean Swallow - C Peru to NW Argentina

Atticora fasciata - White-banded Swallow - Amazonia
Atticora melanoleuca - Black-collared Swallow - SE Amazonia

Neochelidon tibialis - White-thighed Swallow - Panama to W Ecuador, W Amazonia

Stelgidopteryx serripennis - Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Widespread North America, Middle America
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis - Southern Rough-winged Swallow - Costa Rica to SE South America

Alopochelidon fucata - Tawny-headed Swallow - C, SE South America

Hirundo rustica - Barn Swallow - Widespread Worldwide
Hirundo lucida - Red-chested Swallow - C, W, NE Africa
Hirundo angolensis - Angola Swallow - SC, SW Africa
Hirundo tahitica - Pacific Swallow - SE Asia to New Guinea & Society Islands
Hirundo domicola - Hill Swallow - S India, Sri Lanka - split from H. tahitica
Hirundo neoxena - Welcome Swallow - Australia, New Zealand
Hirundo albigularis - White-throated Swallow - S, SC Africa
Hirundo aethiopica - Ethiopian Swallow - NE, C Africa
Hirundo smithii - Wire-tailed Swallow - Widespread Africa, Asia
Hirundo atrocaerulea - Blue Swallow - C, SE Africa
Hirundo nigrita - White-bibbed Swallow - C, W Africa
Hirundo leucosoma - Pied-winged Swallow - W Africa
Hirundo megaensis - White-tailed Swallow - S Ethiopia
Hirundo nigrorufa - Black-and-rufous Swallow - SC Africa
Hirundo dimidiata - Pearl-breasted Swallow - S, SC Africa

Ptyonoprogne rupestris - Eurasian Crag Martin - SW, S Eurasia - to N Africa, India
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta - Pale Crag Martin - SC, Eurasia, also N Africa
Ptyonoprogne fuligula - Rock Martin - Widespread Africa
Ptyonoprogne concolor - Dusky Crag Martin - India, Southeast Asia

Delichon urbicum - Common House Martin - Widespread Eurasia - to Southeast Asia, Africa
Delichon dasypus - Asian House Martin - S, E Eurasia -
Delichon nipalense - Nepal House Martin - Himalayas to NW Vietnam

Cecropis cucullata - Greater Striped Swallow - S, SC Africa
Cecropis abyssinica - Lesser Striped Swallow - Widespread Africa
Cecropis semirufa - Red-breasted Swallow - Widespread Africa
Cecropis senegalensis - Mosque Swallow - Widespread Africa
Cecropis daurica - Red-rumped Swallow - Widespread Eurasia, Asia, Africa
Cecropis hyperythra - Sri Lanka Swallow - Sri Lanka - split from C. daurica
Cecropis domicella - West African Swallow - W Africa from Senegambia to E Sudan
Cecropis striolata - Striated Swallow - Widespread Asia
Cecropis badia - Rufous-bellied Swallow - Malay Peninsula

Petrochelidon rufigula - Red-throated Cliff Swallow - SC, W Africa
Petrochelidon preussi - Preuss's Cliff Swallow - C, W Africa
Petrochelidon perdita - Red Sea Cliff Swallow - E Sudan
Petrochelidon spilodera - South African Cliff Swallow - S, SC Africa
Petrochelidon fuliginosa - Forest Swallow - W Africa
Petrochelidon fluvicola - Streak-throated Swallow - Pakistan, India
Petrochelidon ariel - Fairy Martin - Australia
Petrochelidon nigricans - Tree Martin - Widespread Australasia
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota - American Cliff Swallow - Widespread North America, Middle America - to South America
Petrochelidon fulva - Cave Swallow - S USA, Caribbean, Mexico
Petrochelidon rufocollaris - Chestnut-collared Swallow - Ecuador, Peru