Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusNotiochelidon
- SpeciesNotiochelidon cyanoleuca (Blue-and-white Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Irazú Volcano National Park
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Sooty Thrush
Turdus nigrescens
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Flame-throated Warbler
Oreothlypis gutturalis
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus gracilirostris
📅 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 Blue-and-white Swallow in Irazú Volcano National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Blue-and-white Swallow sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 127 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-and-white Swallow in Irazú Volcano National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Blue-and-white Swallow in Irazú Volcano National Park in our monthly data.