Tachycineta

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Tachycineta

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Hirundinidae
Genus:	Tachycineta Cabanis, 1850

species

T. bicolor
T. thalassina
T. euchrysea
T. cyaneoviridis
T. stolzmanni
T. albilinea
T. albiventer
T. leucorrhoa
T. meyeni

Tachycineta (Greek: tachýs 'swift', kīnéō 'move') is a genus of birds in the swallow family. Its members are restricted to the Americas.

These are slender swallows with forked tails. Most species have a metallic green back, green or blue head, and metallic blue or unglossed brown wings. All have pure white underparts, and four species have a white rump.

Tachycineta swallows are mostly at least partially migratory, with only Golden and Mangrove Swallow being essentially resident. All the species use natural or disused cavities for nest sites.