Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusTachycineta (Tachycineta Swallows)
- SpeciesTachycineta albilinea (Mangrove Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Cave Swallow
Petrochelidon fulva
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Mangrove Vireo
Vireo pallens
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mangrove Swallow in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 49% of visitor-days record a Mangrove Swallow sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 742 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mangrove Swallow in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Mangrove Swallow in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.