Violet-green Swallow

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Violet-green Swallow
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Violet-green Swallow
Relatives in same Genus
Tree Swallow (T. bicolor) ...

VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW.
[Violet-green Swallow.]
HIRUNDO THALASSINA, Swains.
[Tachycineta thalassina.] ...

Violet-Green Swallow, adult male
The Violet-green Swallow in flight shows light underparts, dark above.

Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
The Violet-green Swallow, Tachycineta thalassina, is a small North American swallow.

Competition with violet-green swallows (Tachycineta thalassina) for nest sites has probably contributed to western bluebird movement to higher elevations for nesting.

The Tree Swallow is most similar to the Violet-green Swallow. The Violet-green Swallow has white patches that extend further onto the sides of the rump, a white area that extends behind and over the eye and greener upperparts.

Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea
Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis
Tumbes Swallow Tachycineta stolzmanni
Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea
White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer ...

Tree Swallows and Violet-green Swallows are bright white below from throat to belly. Cliff Swallows share the Barn Swallow's glossy blue upperparts and rusty throat, but the forehead is pale and the rump (just above the tail) is creamy.

on constructing nest boxes for bluebirds, robins, chickadees, nuthatches, titmice,
brown creepers, prothonotary warblers, wrens, tree and violet-green swallows, barn swallows,
phoebes, purple martins, flycatchers, woodpeckers, owls, and other birds.

Sometimes, the parents received help from unrelated Western Bluebird adults and even other species’ adults (for instance, Violet-green Swallows) in feeding hatchlings and defending the nest.

night flights 20 to 30 minutes before dark—the common big brown bat may be out foraging earlier. The rare canyon bat from the arid regions of Washington emerges before the sun goes down, and has been seen foraging with violet-green swallows.

Often breeds near water, and perhaps could nest near Lagunita some years, although breeding has not been confirmed on campus [ANY BREEDING RECORDS?].....
Similar Species: Violet-green Swallow ...

Violet-Green Swallow Tachycineta thalissina: Bainbridge Island, WA, 06 Aug
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia: Cape May Point State Park, Cape May, NJ, 14 May
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica: San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, CA, 01 Jan ...

See also: Swallow, Tree Swallow, Sparrow, Perch, Purple