Listen to the White-winged swallow
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About the White-winged swallow
The White-winged swallow is a bird in the family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the White-winged swallow sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as flight call and calls. 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 white-winged swallow (Tachycineta albiventer) is a resident breeding swallow in tropical South America found in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, and Argentina. It is not found west of the Andes. This swallow is largely non-migratory.
Related birds in the genus Tachycineta
More from the family Hirundinidae
Barn swallow
Hirundo rustica
Sand martin
Riparia riparia
Western house martin
Delichon urbicum
Eurasian crag martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Eastern red-rumped swallow
Cecropis daurica
Wire-tailed swallow
Hirundo smithii
Cliff swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple martin
Progne subis
Lesser striped swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Blue-and-white swallow
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Frequently asked questions
What does a White-winged swallow sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the White-winged swallow on this page, including its flight call and calls. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the White-winged swallow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-winged swallow as “least concern”.
What family does the White-winged swallow belong to?
The White-winged swallow (Tachycineta albiventer) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Flight call · Pastaza: Kapawi area, left bank Río Pastaza, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Calls · Sucumbíos: 'La Selva Jungle Lodge', n bank Río Napo, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q3136328 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-winged swallow – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by http://www.birdphotos.com – CC BY 3.0