Chilean swallow

Chilean swallow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Tachycineta
Species:
T. leucopyga
Binomial name
Tachycineta leucopyga
(Meyen, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Tachycineta meyeni

The Chilean swallow (Tachycineta leucopyga) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It breeds in Chile and Patagonia, migrating north as far as Bolivia, Paraguay, and Rio Grande do Sul.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Tachycineta meyeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22712071A118842769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22712071A118842769.en. Retrieved 12 September 2024.