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 Corcovado National Park
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Myrmeciza exsul
Black-hooded Antshrike
Thamnophilus bridgesi
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Riverside Wren
Cantorchilus semibadius
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
📅 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 Corcovado National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Mangrove Swallow sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 124 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mangrove Swallow in Corcovado National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Mangrove Swallow in Corcovado National Park in our monthly data.