Tachycineta cyaneoviridis

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• Description
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• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Overview

Vulnerable

Common Names

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Description

Family Hirundinidae

A Family of birds that is adapted to feeding on flying insects in the air : they have slender bodies, long pointed wings, short bills, strong bills, a wide gape , and great maneuverability and endurance. Their legs are short and their front toes are partially joined, so their walk is awkward, and their feet are better suited to perching.

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 156 meters (0 to 512 feet).Mean = -1,687.450 meters (-5,536.253 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,833.220 based on 31 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology: It nests in natural cavities and old woodpecker holes in pine Pinus caribaea woodlands5. It also occurs locally in towns and around human habitation, where it nests in artificial cavities and other human structures1. It tends to feed in open areas such as clearings in woodland, marshes, fields and along coastlines6. Breeding takes place in April-July1,6. (Ref. 66075)


List of Habitats :1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands 14.1Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land 14.5Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas

Biology

Migration

Nonmigratory

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Tachycineta cyaneoviridis (Bryant, 1859)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

Tree Swallow

Members of the genus Tachycineta

There are approximately 18 species in this genus:

T. albilinea · T. albilinea albilinea · T. albilinea stolzmanni · T. albiventer · T. albiventris · T. bicolor (Tree Swallow) · T. cyaneoviridis (Bahama Swallow) · T. euchrysea (Golden Swallow) · T. euchrysea sclateri · T. leucopyga · T. leucorrhoa · T. meyeni · T. stolzmanni · T. thalassina (Violet Green Swallow) · T. thalassina brachyptera (Violet-Green Swallow) · T. thalassina lepida (Violet-Green Swallow) · T. thalassina ssp · T. thalassina thalassina (Violet-Green Swallow)

Bibliography

• Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
• Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
• BirdLife International 2006. Threatened Birds of the World 2006. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 04/05/2006.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
• Collar, N.J. and Andrew, P. 1988. Birds to Watch. The ICBP World Checklist of Threatened Birds. ICBP Technical Publication No. 8. Page Bros. (Norwich) Ltd, Norfolk, England.
• Collar, N.J., Crosby, M.J. and Stattersfield, A.J. 1994. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds BirdLife International. Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd, U.K.
• IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

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Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• BirdLife International 2006. Tachycineta cyaneoviridis. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 13, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
• Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 13, 2008:

• Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Bird Collection
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3848471
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-178432
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13837513
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 178432
• IUCN ID: 21282
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPAU03050
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 10210

Footnotes

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