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Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta thalassina
Family
Swallows
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
vigswa, VGSW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySwallows (Hirundinidae)
SpeciesTachycineta thalassina
Codesvigswa, VGSW
Identification

The Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) is a member of the Swallows family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code vigswa when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Swallows
African River Martin
Pseudochelidon eurystomina
White-eyed River Martin
Pseudochelidon sirintarae
Square-tailed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne nitens
Mountain Sawwing
Psalidoprocne fuliginosa
White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Violet-green Swallow photo
(c) Wendy Feltham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Wendy Feltham

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Tachycineta thalassina

Family: Swallows

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: vigswa