Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis (Vieillot, 1817)

16 gWeight

The southern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins.

Most records: Colombia, Costa Rica, Brazil

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Southern Rough-winged Swallow has been recorded at 760 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 20 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Ammo Dump PondsPanama3,778 records
Arenal Observatory LodgeCosta Rica3,529 records
Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSCosta Rica3,418 records

More places

RN Laguna de SonsoColombia2,146 records
Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature ReserveColombia1,629 records
Pantanal – P. Jofre boat on Rio Cuiabá & tributariesBrazil1,603 records
Gamboa Rainforest ReservePanama1,585 records
Refugio mixto Caño NegroCosta Rica1,540 records
Rio Silanche Bird SanctuaryEcuador1,280 records
Rio Cristalino – listas históricasBrazil1,202 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Colombia Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Panama Peru Venezuela Trinidad & Tobago

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 southern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins. It is found in Central America from Honduras south, in every mainland South American country except Chile, on Trinidad, and as a vagrant to Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Tobago, and the Falkland Islands.

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Questions

How big is the Southern Rough-winged Swallow?

The Southern Rough-winged Swallow weighs around 16 g.

Where does the Southern Rough-winged Swallow live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Costa Rica to southeastern South America. It is most often recorded in Colombia, Costa Rica and Brazil.