Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusTachycineta (Tachycineta Swallows)
- SpeciesTachycineta thalassina (Violet-green Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven
Corvus corax
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
📅 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 Violet-green Swallow in Great Bear Rainforest?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Violet-green Swallow sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 1244 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Violet-green Swallow in Great Bear Rainforest?
May has the highest sighting rate for Violet-green Swallow in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.