How big is a Bahama Swallow?

The Bahama Swallow is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.

Where can you see a Bahama Swallow?

The Bahama Swallow occurs in 3 countries, including the Bahamas and Cuba.

What birds look similar to a Bahama Swallow?

The Bahama Swallow is most easily confused with the Golden Swallow, the Tumbes Swallow and the White-rumped Swallow.

Is the Bahama Swallow endangered?

The Bahama Swallow is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Bahama Swallow

Tachycineta cyaneoviridis

Swallows · Passeriformes · Rare

The Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis) is a rare swallow found in 3 countries, weighing about 18 g. The Bahama swallow is an endangered swallow endemic to The Bahamas.

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Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis), photo 1 — Photo: Richard Bowdler Sharpe · Public domain

Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Ben Machado, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis), photo 6 — Photo: (c) datadan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Bahama Swallow

The Bahama swallow is an endangered swallow endemic to The Bahamas.

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How to identify it

This glossy Tachycineta swallow has a green head and back, blue upper wings, a black tail and wingtips, and a white belly and chin.

Where it lives

Bahamas Cuba

Recorded as a rare visitor in United States.

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, December, with peak activity in May. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Bahama Swallow?: This glossy Tachycineta swallow has a green head and back, blue upper wings, a black tail and wingtips, and a white belly and chin.
How big is a Bahama Swallow?: The Bahama Swallow is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.
Where can you see a Bahama Swallow?: The Bahama Swallow occurs in 3 countries, including the Bahamas and Cuba.
What birds look similar to a Bahama Swallow?: The Bahama Swallow is most easily confused with the Golden Swallow, the Tumbes Swallow and the White-rumped Swallow.
Is the Bahama Swallow endangered?: The Bahama Swallow is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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