Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
Summary 7
The Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) is a small North American swallow.
Distribution 8
occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
Habitat and ecology 9
Systems
- Terrestrial
- Marine
Migration 10
Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.
Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).
Locally Migrant: Yes. At least some populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.
Migrates northward from wintering areas February-April (Terres 1980). Arrvies in northern breeding areas in April, depart in July in north, August-September farther south (Turner and Rose 1989).
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