Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Identification Tips:
· Length: 5 inches
· Tiny bill
· Iridescent blue-green upper parts
· White under parts
· Forked tail
· Female duller than male
· Juvenile dull brown above and may have hint of a gray breast band
· Most often seen flying
· Nests in cavities near water
· Often found in large flocks
Tree swallows scientific name is Tachycineta Bicolor. The family of birds they come from is Hirundinidae. Their beak is the color of a dark black. A females feathers are a lot duller then the males because the female will need to camouflage so flying or four legged predators don’t devour the baby Tree Swallows. The female might have a hint of gray on her breast. The female will lay up to six eggs. The length of a Tree Swallow is around 5 inches. Their upper body is the color of a greenish blue. Their under parts is white. The Tree Swallows tale is the shape of a fork. They are mostly seen flying by water in large flocks. A Tree Swallow is similar to a Violet Green Swallow. However, the Violet Green Swallow has blotches of white on the further sides of the rump. Their nest is the shape of a Cavity. A baby Tree Swallow is incubated for around 13-16 days inside the egg. After it hatches it takes about 16-20 days for it to start flying. A Tree Swallows diet ( Primarily) is insects and fruit. Tree swallows live through northern and Central America.
By Caitlyn B.
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