Mangrove Swallow

Tachycineta albilinea (Lawrence, 1863)

11–12 cmLength17 gWeight

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.

Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Costa Rica, Belize, Panama

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Mangrove Swallow has been recorded at 227 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Tárcoles – Tour en BoteCosta Rica4,573 records
Refugio mixto Caño NegroCosta Rica4,335 records
Ammo Dump PondsPanama3,695 records

More places

Cattle Landing – waterfrontBelize2,677 records
Black Rock LodgeBelize2,555 records
Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary – Bird's Eye View LodgeBelize2,448 records
Crooked Tree Wildlife SanctuaryBelize1,650 records
New RiverBelize1,634 records
Rio Rincón bridge & environsCosta Rica1,519 records
Maquenque Eco-LodgeCosta Rica1,304 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Costa Rica Belize Panama Mexico Honduras Guatemala El Salvador Nicaragua

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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