Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusNotiochelidon
- SpeciesNotiochelidon cyanoleuca (Blue-and-white Swallow)
The blue-and-white swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca) is a passerine bird that breeds from Nicaragua south throughout South America, except in the deserts and the Amazon Basin. The southern race is migratory, wintering as far north as Trinidad, where it is a regular visitor. The nominate northern race may have bred on that island. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cahuita National Park
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Western Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Olive-backed Euphonia
Euphonia gouldi
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Blue-and-white Swallow at Cahuita National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there