Tree Swallow
Tree Swallow
Adult male
- Stocky, short-tailed swallow
- Long, slender wings
- Dark above, bright white below
- © Andy Johnson, MI, Scio Church & Parker Rds., Washtenaw County, April 2010
Tree Swallow
Adult male
- Stocky swallow with long, pointed wings
- Relatively large-headed
- Male shows iridescent blue-green above
- Bright white below
- © Brian Kushner, DE, Bombay Hook NWR, Whitehall Landing, March 2011
Tree Swallow
Adult female (left) and male (right)
- Stocky, short-tailed swallows
- Dark above and bright white below
- Males show glossy blue-green above
- Older females show some iridescence, but generally duller than males
- © Cameron Rognan, CA, Kern River Preserve, Weldon, June 2007
Tree Swallow
Adult male
- Stocky swallow with long, slender wings
- Short, squared tail
- Males show iridescent blue-green above
- Bright white below
- © Eddie Y, NY, Flushing Meadows, Corona, May 2011
Tree Swallow
Adult male
- Stocky and long-winged
- Bright, glossy blue-green above
- Snowy white underparts
- Tiny black bill
- © Joe Povenz, MI, Holland, May 2011
Tree Swallow
Juvenile
- Stocky and long-winged
- Short, squared tail
- Dusky above, white below
- Yellow gape at base of bill
- © Mike Wisnicki, BC, Grand Forks, July 2010
Tree Swallow
Adult female
- Stocky swallow with long, slender wings
- Short tail
- Females dark above with some patches of blue/green iridescence
- White below
- © Kirch Meier, SK, Saskatoon, May 2012
Tree Swallow
Immature female
- Stocky swallow with long, slender wings
- Younger females are mostly dusky gray-brown above
- Bright white below
- Tiny black bill
- © Barbara Lynne, ON, Kwartha Lakes, April 2012
Tree Swallow
Adult female
- Stocky, large-headed swallow
- Long, pointed wings
- Females dusky above with patches of glossy blue/green
- © Jim Paris, May 2009
Similar Species
Adult
- Smaller and daintier than Tree Swallow
- Rounded, dove-like head
- Dark breast band
- © Marilyn Elizabeth, Biddeford Pool, ME, June 2010
Adult
- More richly colored with buff and cinnamon overall
- Juveniles show rufous wing-bars
- Buffy wash on throat and breast
- © Desert Vu, NV, May 2010
Adult male
- Dark eye mostly surrounded by white
- Emerald green crown and back
- Glossy purple wings and rump
- © Ganesh Jayaraman, Rancho San Antonio, Los Altos, CA, April 2010