White-rumped Swallow

Tachycineta leucorrhoa (Vieillot, 1817)

13 cmLength15 gWeight

The white-rumped swallow (Tachycineta leucorrhoa) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.

Busiest months: October–November · Most records: Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October–November · Most records: Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil

White-rumped Swallow has been recorded at 255 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Reserva Ecológica Costanera SurArgentina6,022 records
Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera NorteArgentina1,040 records
Reserva Ribera NorteArgentina643 records

More places

(IBA) Esteros del Arroyo Maldonado – ÁreaUruguay482 records
CeibasArgentina477 records
Ceibas – camino Cuatro HermanasArgentina473 records
Reserva Ecológica de Vicente LópezArgentina464 records
Faro Punta CarretasUruguay445 records
Laguna del DiarioUruguay423 records
Reserva Natural Don LuisArgentina406 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Argentina Uruguay Brazil Paraguay Bolivia Peru Curaçao

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 white-rumped swallow (Tachycineta leucorrhoa) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. First described and given its binomial name by French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1817, it was for many years considered a subspecies of the Chilean swallow. The species is monotypic with no known population variations.

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Questions

How big is the White-rumped Swallow?

The White-rumped Swallow is about 13 cm long and weighs around 15 g.

Where does the White-rumped Swallow live?

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