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Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta thalassina ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: HIRUNDINIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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© Marie Read

A beautiful swallow of open woodlands, the Violet-green Swallow is found only in the American West.

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Appearance

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Adult Description

  • Small slender songbird.
  • White underneath and shiny greenish bronze on top.
  • Face white.
  • Small bill.
  • Long wings.

Immature Description

Juvenile sooty gray on back, underparts washed with gray, face dusky. Yearling female greenish on back with brownish on crown and rump.

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    Violet-green Swallow

    Male
    • © Marie Read
  • First-year female
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    Violet-green Swallow

    First-year female
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