Blue-and-white Swallow
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- Genus
- Pygochelidon
- eBird Code
- bawswa1
Taxonomy Changes
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca → Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Vocalizations
Naelin · CC_BY_4_0
sh_rodes · CC_BY_4_0
Finni Ferni · CC_BY_4_0
Henrry · CC_BY_4_0
Naelin · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (3)
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Pygochelidon cyanoleuca cyanoleuca
highlands of Costa Rica to Venezuela, Brazil, and northern Argentina
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Pygochelidon cyanoleuca patagonica
breeds central Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego; winters northward to Panama and northern South America
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Pygochelidon cyanoleuca peruviana
coastal Peru (La Libertad to Arequipa)
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.