Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Swallows :: Chilean Swallow

Chilean Swallow Tachycineta meyeni

Described by: Cabanis (1850)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Tachycineta leucopyga, Hirundo leucopyga

Photographs

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile - Dec, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Caulin, Chiloe, Chile - Dec, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Lago Villarica, Chile - Nov, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Argentina - Nov, 2003 © Harold Stiver 
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Range

Sw. South America;
N. Chile s. from Atacama and c. Argentina s. from Neuquen and w. Rio Negro to Tierra del Fuego.
Winters n. to c. Bolivia, n. Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, s. Brazil and the Falkland Is.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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