OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Tachycineta ("moving quickly") albilinea ("white lined")
Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea) at Tarcoles, Costa Rica - November 2025
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 14g / Length: 11-12cm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Unlike many hirundines, the mangrove swallow is a solitary nester built into nooks near water, either manmade or artificial. These particular birds pictured had made the bold choice to make a nest on one of the tour boats for the Tarcoles River, and thus periodically they would follow their moving nest up and down the river before returning to dock, seemingly unphased.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Tachycineta
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
COSTA RICA - Spanish - Golondrina de Manglar ("Mangrove Swallow")
Found in coastal and wetland lowlands, particularly Mangroves
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at Tarcoles
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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