Genus: Tachycineta
Description
A genus of New World swallows. Slender in form 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, the exceptions being Golden and Mangrove Swallows. All are cavity nesters.
Taxonomy
Tachycineta is a genus in the Family Hirundinidae.
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| T. bicolor | Tree Swallow | ||
| T. stolzmanni | Tumbes Swallow | ||
| T. albiventer | White-winged Swallow | ||
| T. leucorrhoa | White-rumped Swallow | ||
| T. leucopyga | Chilean Swallow | ||
| T. albilinea | Mangrove Swallow | ||
| T. euchrysea | Golden Swallow | ||
| T. thalassina | Violet-green Swallow | ||
| T. cyaneoviridis | Bahama Swallow | ||
Pages in category ‘Tachycineta’
The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
