Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusTachycineta (Tachycineta Swallows)
- SpeciesTachycineta bicolor (Tree Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tree Swallow in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Tree Swallow sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tree Swallow in Arenal Volcano National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Tree Swallow in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.