Blue-and-white Swallow

Pygochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817)

Blue-and-white Swallow, Pygochelidon cyanoleuca, is a passerine of Middle America and South America, breeding in Costa Rica and Panama and across much of the continent. It is a bird of open country, including villages, farms and forest clearings, and in Central America it is found in highland areas. The species was first described by Vieillot in 1817. Three subspecies are recognised, with the nominate form ranging from Costa Rica through northern and central South America, while other forms occur in western Peru and southern South America.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Hirundinidae — Swallows, Martins

Breeding range

Middle America, South America: Costa Rica, Panama, widespread in SA