Mangrove Swallow

Tachycineta albilinea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
GenusTachycineta (Tachycineta Swallows)
SpeciesTachycineta albilinea (Mangrove Swallow)

Insufficient data

overall probability at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

1 Verified records at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The mangrove swallow (Tachycineta albilinea) is a passerine bird in the swallow family that breeds in coastal regions from Mexico through Central America to Panama. It has blue-green upperparts, blackish flight feathers, a white rump, a black tail, and white underparts. It can be identified by the supraloral white streak, the white line near its eye, which only occurs in two other species of Tachycineta: the violet-green swallow and the white-rumped swallow. The sexes, although similar in plumage, differ slightly in size. The juveniles have grey-brown upperparts and white-washed underparts. This swallow's song is generally described as a soft trilling, with a rolled jeerrt call, and a sharp alarm note. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

Tachycineta thalassina

10–20% · With luck

Tachycineta bicolor

<5% · Rare

Hirundo rustica

5–10% · With luck

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

5–10% · With luck

Progne subis

<5% · Rare

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Mimus polyglottos

Haemorhous mexicanus

Passerculus sandwichensis

Corvus corax

Leiothlypis celata

Setophaga coronata

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Mangrove Swallow at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
2	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
3	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
5	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	20–30%
6	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
7	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
8	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
9	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
11	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
12	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
13	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
14	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	5–10%
16	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
18	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
19	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
21	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
22	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
23	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
24	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
25	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
28	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
29	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
32	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
35	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
37	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
40	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Mangrove Swallow

Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

Violet-green Swallow

Tree Swallow

Barn Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Purple Martin

Cliff Swallow

Northern Mockingbird

House Finch

Savannah Sparrow

Common Raven

Orange-crowned Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found