Tachycineta
| Tachycineta | |
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| Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Subfamily: | Hirundininae |
| Genus: | Tachycineta Cabanis, 1850 |
| Species | |
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T. bicolor | |
Tachycineta (Greek: tachýs "fast", kīnéō "move") is a genus of birds in the swallow family. There are nine described species. 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.
Species in taxonomic order
- Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- 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)
- White-rumped swallow (Tachycineta leucorrhoa)
- Chilean swallow (Tachycineta meyeni)
References
- Turner, Angela K.; Rose, Chris (1989). Swallows & Martins: An Identification Guide and Handbook. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-51174-7.
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