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 Kenai Fjords National Park
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
📅 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 Kenai Fjords National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Violet-green Swallow sighting in Kenai Fjords National Park, based on 92 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Violet-green Swallow in Kenai Fjords National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Violet-green Swallow in Kenai Fjords National Park in our monthly data.