---
title: "Andorinha-chilena"
description: "Tachycineta leucopyga — Aves. The Chilean swallow (Tachycineta leucopyga) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/chilean-swallow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Andorinha-chilena

> Tachycineta leucopyga — Aves. The Chilean swallow (Tachycineta leucopyga) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.

- Scientific name: *Tachycineta leucopyga*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2468
- Wikidata: [Q27075442](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075442)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558526](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558526)

## Names

- en: Chilean Swallow
- de: Feuerlandschwalbe
- es: Golondrina patagónica
- fr: Hirondelle du Chili
- pt: Andorinha-chilena
- pl: Nadobniczka biało-niebieska

## Countries with the most observations

CL (1227), AR (773), BR (37), UY (10)

## Summary

The Chilean swallow (Tachycineta leucopyga) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It breeds in Chile and Patagonia, migrating north as far as Bolivia, Paraguay, and Rio Grande do Sul.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_swallow

## Photo

![Andorinha-chilena](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chilean-swallow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Federico Muñoz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/328122385

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chilean-swallow?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).