I.D. on juvenile swallow, Oregon (1 Viewer)

ducbucln

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• Aug 3, 2019

• #1

Can anyone tell me the species? It was with the barn swallows but the other juveniles were browner on the underside.
These pics were taken in northern Oregon.

Thanks

 

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Jeff Hopkins

Just another...observer

• Aug 3, 2019

• #2

I think it's a young Violet-green.

 

ducbucln

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• Aug 3, 2019

• #3

Thank you Jeff.

 

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rkj

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• Aug 4, 2019

• #4

I would suggest this is a Tree Swallow. A Violet-green should have the white from the flanks almost meeting on the rump.

 

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fugl

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• Aug 4, 2019

• #5

Note also the clean-cut face pattern, another feature favoring Tree over Violet-green.

 

Jeff Hopkins

Just another...observer

• Aug 4, 2019

• #6

rkj said:

I would suggest this is a Tree Swallow. A Violet-green should have the white from the flanks almost meeting on the rump.

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Yeah, I was torn. Most of the photos I looked at didn't show that much white on the face of Tree, so I went with V-G.

But I can life with an ID of tree.