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Mangrove Swallow

Tachycineta albilinea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
52 Verified records at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Mangrove Swallow sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 52 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

30–40% · Possible
Cliff Swallow
LC

Cliff Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

10–20% · With luck
Bank Swallow
LC

Bank Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Riparia riparia

10–20% · With luck
Gray-breasted Martin
LC

Gray-breasted Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Progne chalybea

5–10% · With luck
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
LC

Southern Rough-winged Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

<5% · Rare
Purple Martin
LC

Purple Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Progne subis

<5% · Rare
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
LC

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

<5% · Rare
Blue-and-white Swallow
LC

Blue-and-white Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

Insufficient data
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

60–70% · Likely
Montezuma Oropendola
LC

Montezuma Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius montezuma

60–70% · Likely
Lesser Greenlet
LC

Lesser Greenlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylophilus decurtatus

50–60% · Likely
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mangrove Swallow in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mangrove Swallow sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 52 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mangrove Swallow in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

September has the highest sighting rate for Mangrove Swallow in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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