Blue-and-white Swallow

Blue-and-white Swallow

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Irazú Volcano National Park
127 Verified records at Irazú Volcano National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-and-white swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca) is a passerine bird that breeds from Nicaragua south throughout South America, except in the deserts and the Amazon Basin. The southern race is migratory, wintering as far north as Trinidad, where it is a regular visitor. The nominate northern race may have bred on that island. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-and-white Swallow sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 127 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
2 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
3 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
50–60%
4 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
5 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
50–60%
6 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
7 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
8 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
9 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
10 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
11 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
12 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
13 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
14 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
20–30%
15 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
16 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
20–30%
17 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
18 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
19 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
20 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
10–20%
21 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
22 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
23 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
24 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
25 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
26 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
27 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
28 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
29 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
30 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
31 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
32 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
33 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
34 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
35 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
36 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
37 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
38 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
39 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
41 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
42 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
43 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
44 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
45 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
46 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
47 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
48 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
49 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
50 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
51 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
52 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
53 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
54 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
55 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
56 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
57 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-and-white Swallow in Irazú Volcano National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-and-white Swallow sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 127 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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.

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