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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Slate-throated Redstart
Myioborus miniatus
📅 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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Tree Swallow sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tree Swallow in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Tree Swallow in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.