Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina(Swainson, WJ, 1827)
English (US) Violet-green Swallow
The Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) 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.
- Scientific name
- Tachycineta thalassina
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Violet-green Swallow
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Tachycineta thalassina thalassina
- Tachycineta thalassina brachyptera
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo thalassinus
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1827)
- Type locality
- Real del Monte, Hidalgo, Mexico.
- Original description
- The Philosophical Magazine, New Series n.s., 1 p.366
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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