Tawny-headed Swallow

Alopochelidon fucata (Temminck, 1822)

14 gWeight

The tawny-headed swallow (Alopochelidon fucata) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.

Busiest months: September–October · Most records: Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: September–October · Most records: Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil

Tawny-headed Swallow has been recorded at 162 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Parque del BicentenarioArgentina230 records
Playa - Ex Calera San AntonioParaguay227 records
PN Serra da CanastraBrazil178 records

More places

Bahia de AsuncionParaguay148 records
San WendelinoArgentina130 records
Reserva UrutaúArgentina115 records
Pompéu – apenas listas históricasBrazil103 records
Norte del Campo AlegreArgentina101 records
PARNA das EmasBrazil93 records
Reserva Gral. San MartínArgentina88 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Argentina Paraguay Brazil Uruguay Bolivia Venezuela Chile

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 tawny-headed swallow (Alopochelidon fucata) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Alopochelidon. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Falkland Islands, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela, where its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.

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Questions

How big is the Tawny-headed Swallow?

The Tawny-headed Swallow weighs around 14 g.

Where does the Tawny-headed Swallow live?

Its breeding range: South America: Bolivia to south-central Brazil and south to northern Argentina. It is most often recorded in Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.