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 Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
📅 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 Cape Breton Highlands National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Tree Swallow sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tree Swallow in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Tree Swallow in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.