Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea)
About the Mangrove Swallow
The mangrove swallow (Tachycineta albilinea) is a passerine bird in the swallow family that breeds in coastal regions from Mexico through Central America to Panama. It has blue-green upperparts, blackish flight feathers, a white rump, a black tail, and white underparts. It can be identified by the supraloral white streak, the white line near its eye, which only occurs in two other species of Tachycineta: the violet-green swallow and the white-rumped swallow. The sexes, although similar in plumage, differ slightly in size. The juveniles have grey-brown upperparts and white-washed underparts. This swallow's song is generally described as a soft trilling, with a rolled jeerrt call, and a sharp alarm note.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 20 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-ND · 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Panama in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolorrecording
- Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassinarecording
- White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventerrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.