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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.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Chilean Swallow being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Tachycineta leucorrhoa
- Hirundo dimidiata
- Delichon lagopodum
- Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
- Delichon dasypus
- Delichon urbicum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- Genus
- Tachycineta
- Species
- Tachycineta leucopyga
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