Everything about The Bahama Swallow totally explained
The
Bahama Swallow (
Tachycineta cyaneoviridis) is a
swallow native to the
Bahamas.
Physical description
This glossy
Tachycineta swallow has a green head and back, blue upper wings, a black tail and wingtips, and a white belly and chin.
Range and habitat
This swallow is found in eastern
Cuba and throughout the Bahamas, but only breeds in pine forests on four islands in the northern Bahamas;
Andros,
Grand Bahama,
Abaco, and
New Providence.
It disperses to the southeastern
USA out of breeding season, for example throughout the summer months. It is also an occasional vagrant to the southerly
Americas.
T. cyaneoviridis is primarily a bird of dry forest. They are somewhat capable of adapting to urban habitat. Although they don't breed in marshland and fields, they need such habitat to forage; like all swallows they feed on flying insects.
Reproduction
Bahama Swallows nest in old
woodpecker holes in
Caribbean pines (Pinus caribaea), using pine needles,
she-oak twigs, and grass to make the nest, and they line it with feathers from other passerines. They typically have three eggs. Incubation is 15 days and the fledging period is roughly 22 days.
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