Violet-green Swallow

Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta thalassina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
4 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
5 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
6 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
7 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
8 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
9 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
10 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
11 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
12 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
13 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
14 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
15 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
16 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
17 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
18 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
19 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
20 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
21 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
22 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
23 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
24 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
25 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
0–10%
26 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
27 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
28 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
30 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
33 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
34 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
35 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
39 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
40 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Violet-green Swallow in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Violet-green Swallow sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 534 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Violet-green Swallow in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

June has the highest sighting rate for Violet-green Swallow in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.

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