Listen to the Violet-green swallow
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About the Violet-green swallow
The Violet-green swallow is a bird in the family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 27 cm.
What does the Violet-green swallow sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) is a small North American passerine bird in the swallow family. These aerial insectivores are distributed along the west coast from Alaska to Mexico, extending as far east as Montana and Texas. With an appearance very similar to the tree swallow, these individuals can be identified by the white rump side-patches that appear to separate their green back and purple tail. Violet-green swallows are secondary cavity nesters, found in a number of habitats including deciduous and coniferous forest. In addition to nesting in tree holes within these habitats, they are also widely observed nesting in the cracks of large cliffs.
Related birds in the genus Tachycineta
More from the family Hirundinidae
Barn swallow
Hirundo rustica
Sand martin
Riparia riparia
Western house martin
Delichon urbicum
Eurasian crag martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Eastern red-rumped swallow
Cecropis daurica
Wire-tailed swallow
Hirundo smithii
Cliff swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple martin
Progne subis
Lesser striped swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Blue-and-white swallow
Pygochelidon cyanoleuca
Frequently asked questions
What does a Violet-green swallow sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Violet-green swallow on this page, including its call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Violet-green swallow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Violet-green swallow as “least concern”.
What family does the Violet-green swallow belong to?
The Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States by Peter Wilton – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1059968 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Violet-green swallow – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Polinova – CC BY-SA 4.0