Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor(Vieillot, LJP, 1808)
English (US) Tree Swallow
The Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Hirundinidae (Swallows) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: breeds Alaska to southern USA; winters to northern South AmericaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tachycineta bicolor
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tree Swallow
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1808)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo bicolor
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1808)
- Type locality
- center of the United States = New York.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique Septentrionale, depuis Saint Dominique jusqu'à la baie de Hudson; contenant un grand nombre d'espèces décrites ou figurées pour la première fois 1 p.61 pl.31
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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