Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) - HBW 9, p. 650
French: Hirondelle à face blanche
German: Veilchenschwalbe
Spanish: Golondrina Verdemar
Taxonomy: Hirundo thalassinus Swainson, 1827, Real del Monte, Hidalgo, Mexico.
Closely related to T. euchrysea and T. cyaneoviridis. Population from Alaska and Canada S to Arizona, New Mexico and Baja California sometimes treated as separate race lepida. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- thalassina (Swainson, 1827) - C Alaska and W Canada (S from N Yukon, SW Mackenzie, N British Columbia, WC Alberta, SW Saskatchewan) S in W USA (E to W North Dakota and NW Nebraska) to S Arizona and S New Mexico, and Mexico (S to C Baja California, also on plateau S to Oaxaca and Veracruz); winters Baja California S to Costa Rica.
- brachyptera Brewster, 1902 - NW Mexico (C & S Baja California, S Sonora).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A juvenile preening and turning around. Locality Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA (United States) (ssp thalassina)
Bill Wayman 1 July 2007 4 years ago 31 sec 4.4 -
A front and a dorsal view of an adult perched. Locality Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA (United States) (ssp thalassina)
Bill Wayman 1 July 2007 4 years ago 38 sec 4.3 -
A fresh spring adult perched preening and then flying away Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp lepida )
Don DesJardin 10 March 2010 3 years ago 51 sec 4.2 -
An adult preening on a branch. Locality Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA (United States) (ssp thalassina)
Bill Wayman 1 July 2007 4 years ago 48 sec 4 -
Two birds perched in a tree, preening. Locality Potter Marsh, Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp thalassina)
Josep del Hoyo 26 May 2012 43 weeks ago 21 sec 3.6 -
A bird in flight Locality Anthony Chabot Regional Park, California, USA (United States) (ssp lepida)
Michael Grunow 10 July 2006 5 years ago 11 sec 3.3
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Adult bird, seen from behind and slightly from below, sunbathing on a roof.
Locality Bannack State Park, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA (United States) (ssp thalassina)
Pia Öberg 13 June 2007 1 year ago 4.7 -
In-flight above the lake.
Locality Whittier Narrows Recreation Area, Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States) (ssp thalassina)
Alexander Viduetsky 20 February 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
A male resting & showing off his namesake colors
Locality Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States) (ssp thalassina)
AndrewSmith 2 May 2012 22 weeks ago 4.3 -
Steady on top of a dead wood
Locality Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA (United States) (ssp thalassina)
lsargentini 9 July 2009 33 weeks ago 3.3 -
Bird on a Wire
Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 19 April 2011 2 years ago 3.2 -
Violet-green Swallow plucking feather from the water.
Locality Seattle, King County, Washington State, USA (United States) (ssp thalassina)
AlaskaBirdGuy 1 May 2011 18 weeks ago 3
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A bird calling while flying away. Locality Seward, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA (United States)
(ssp thalassina)
Josep del Hoyo 1 June 2012 39 weeks ago 4
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