Listen to the Blue-and-white swallow
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About the Blue-and-white swallow
The Blue-and-white swallow is a bird in the family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Blue-and-white swallow sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as flight call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Blue-and-white swallow sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Blue-and-white swallow on this page, including its flight call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Blue-and-white swallow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue-and-white swallow as “least concern”.
What family does the Blue-and-white swallow belong to?
The Blue-and-white swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Flight call · Carchi: Loma Laurel, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q55112153 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Blue-and-white swallow – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia – CC BY-SA 2.0