Chilean Swallow
Tachycineta leucopyga
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusTachycineta (Tachycineta Swallows)
- SpeciesTachycineta leucopyga (Chilean Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Península Valdés
Southern Martin
Progne elegans
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
Patagonian Mockingbird
Mimus patagonicus
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Mourning Sierra-Finch
Rhopospina fruticeti
Long-tailed Meadowlark
Sturnella loyca
Sharp-billed Canastero
Asthenes pyrrholeuca
Common Diuca-Finch
Diuca diuca
Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura aegithaloides
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chilean Swallow in Península Valdés?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Chilean Swallow sighting in Península Valdés, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chilean Swallow in Península Valdés?
January has the highest sighting rate for Chilean Swallow in Península Valdés in our monthly data.