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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-and-white Swallow sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cajas National Park
Brown-bellied Swallow
Notiochelidon murina
Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater
Tawny Antpitta
Grallaria quitensis
Chestnut-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes albidiventris
Tit-like Dacnis
Xenodacnis parina
Spectacled Redstart
Myioborus melanocephalus
Black Flowerpiercer
Diglossa humeralis
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca fumicolor
Plumbeous Sierra Finch
Geospizopsis unicolor
Grass Wren
Cistothorus platensis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Turquoise Jay
Cyanolyca turcosa
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-and-white Swallow in Cajas National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-and-white Swallow sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-and-white Swallow in Cajas National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Blue-and-white Swallow in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.