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 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Chucao Tapaculo
Scelorchilus rubecula
Austral Thrush
Turdus falcklandii
Thorn-tailed Rayadito
Aphrastura spinicauda
Patagonian Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus patagonicus
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Dark-bellied Cinclodes
Cinclodes patagonicus
Tufted Tit-Tyrant
Anairetes parulus
Fire-eyed Diucon
Xolmis pyrope
Black-throated Huet-huet
Pteroptochos tarnii
Magellanic Tapaculo
Scytalopus magellanicus
📅 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 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?
About 60% of visitor-days record a Chilean Swallow sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, based on 322 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chilean Swallow in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Chilean Swallow in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park in our monthly data.