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Genus: ''Tachycineta'' | Genus: ''Tachycineta'' | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | A genus of | + | A genus of New World swallows. Slender in form with forked tails, most species have a metallic green back, green or blue head, and metallic blue or unglossed brown wings. All have pure white underparts, and four species have a white rump. <br> |
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| + | Tachycineta swallows are mostly at least partially migratory, the exceptions being Golden and Mangrove Swallows. All are cavity nesters. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
''Tachycineta'' is a genus in the Family [[:Category:Hirundinidae|Hirundinidae]]. | ''Tachycineta'' is a genus in the Family [[:Category:Hirundinidae|Hirundinidae]]. | ||
[[Category:Hirundinidae]] [[Category:Incomplete Taxa]] | [[Category:Hirundinidae]] [[Category:Incomplete Taxa]] | ||
Revision as of 02:43, 26 June 2008
Genus: Tachycineta
Description
A genus of New World swallows. Slender in form with forked tails, most species have a metallic green back, green or blue head, and metallic blue or unglossed brown wings. All have pure white underparts, and four species have a white rump.
Tachycineta swallows are mostly at least partially migratory, the exceptions being Golden and Mangrove Swallows. All are cavity nesters.
Taxonomy
Tachycineta is a genus in the Family Hirundinidae.
Pages in category ‘Tachycineta’
The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
