- Tachycineta cyaneoviridis
Identification
- Upperparts and cap are a dark bluish-green
- Steel-blue wings
- White chin, throat and underparts
- Deeply forked tail
- Black bill, legs and feet
Distribution
Pine forests of the northern Bahamas; winters in the Bahamas and eastern Cuba
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
Pine forests.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects.
Breeding
They nest in old woodpecker holes using pine needles, she-oak twigs, and grass to make the nest, lined with feathers. Three eggs are laid and incubated for 15 days; the fledging period is roughly 22 days.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Whatbird
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bahama Swallow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bahama_Swallow
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
