Pictures and information on Violet-green Swallow

Violet-green Swallow - Tachycineta thalassina

Length	5.2 in (13.3 cm)
Weight	0.5-0.6 oz (14-16 g)
Clutch Size	2-7
Chicks at birth	Altricial
IUCN Conservation Status	Least Concern
Continents:	NA, SA

The Violet-green Swallow breeds in western North American from Alaska to Mexico. They winter in Central and northern South America. They nest in cavities in trees or rocks. They are insect eaters.

Adult
05/11/2007 - Sunol Regional Park, CA 05/11/2007 - Sunol Regional Park, CA	05/20/2007 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA) 05/20/2007 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)	05/20/2007 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA) 05/20/2007 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)
06/05/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA) 06/05/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)	Note the multi-colored tail feathers 06/05/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA) Note the multi-colored tail feathers 06/05/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)	04/26/2009 - Sunol Regional Park, CA 04/26/2009 - Sunol Regional Park, CA
04/26/2009 - Sunol Regional Park, CA 04/26/2009 - Sunol Regional Park, CA	07/12/2010 - Coopers Landing, AK 07/12/2010 - Coopers Landing, AK	05/23/2014 - Muir Woods National Monument, CA 05/23/2014 - Muir Woods National Monument, CA

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