white rump and underparts; blue-black upperparts (Brazil; 2007-11-09)


White-rumped Swallow
Tachycineta leucorrhoa

Native Range: South America

Notes: a common resident of dry savannas and flooded grasslands where it flies deftly and catches insects on the wing; no sexual dimorphism.

dorsal view showing the white rump (Brazil; 2007-11-09)
flight view showing the white rump (Brazil; 2007-11-09)

upperparts look irridescent steel blue in good light (Brazil; 2007-11-09)
a sleepy biird yawning (Brazil; 2007-11-09)