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White-rumped Swallow

Tachycineta leucorrhoa
Family
Swallows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
whrswa1, WRSW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySwallows (Hirundinidae)
SpeciesTachycineta leucorrhoa
Codeswhrswa1, WRSW
Identification

The White-rumped Swallow (Tachycineta leucorrhoa) is a member of the Swallows family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code whrswa1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Swallows
African River Martin
Pseudochelidon eurystomina
White-eyed River Martin
Pseudochelidon sirintarae
Square-tailed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne nitens
Mountain Sawwing
Psalidoprocne fuliginosa
White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
White-rumped Swallow photo
(c) Diana Fuentes, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Diana Fuentes

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Tachycineta leucorrhoa

Family: Swallows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: whrswa1