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Bahama swallow

Tachycineta cyaneoviridis (H. Bryant, 1859)

ENEndangeredsongbirds

The bahama swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis) is a species in the family Hirundinidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 17.5 g to 17.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

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Quick facts about the bahama swallow

Weight
17.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bahama swallow live?

Not recorded

What is the bahama swallow?

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The Bahama swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis) is an endangered swallow endemic to The Bahamas.

From the Wikipedia article “Bahama swallow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bahama_swallow&oldid=1314123103), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bahama swallow endangered?

The bahama swallow is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.

How is the bahama swallow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyHirundinidae
  6. genusTachycineta
  7. SpeciesTachycineta cyaneoviridis (H. Bryant, 1859)

Synonyms Callichelidon cyaneoviridis, Callichelidon cyaneoviridis cyaneoviridis, Callichelidon cyaneoviridis cyaneoviridis, Hirundo cyaneoviridis, Tachycineta cyaneoviridis cyaneoviridis

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Bahaman swallowEnglish
  • سنونوالبهاماArabic
  • Бахамска лястовицаBulgarian
  • oreneta de les BahamesCatalan
  • Tachycineta cyaneoviridisCebuano
  • vlaštovka bahamskáCzech
  • gwennol y BahamasWelsh
  • BahamasvaleDanish
  • BahamaschwalbeGerman
  • Bahama-SchwalbeGerman
  • bahama hirundoEsperanto
  • Bluverda hirundoEsperanto
  • Golondrina de BahamasSpanish
  • Golondrina de las BahamasSpanish
  • bahama pääsukeEstonian
  • پرستوی باهاماPersian
  • bahamanpääskyFinnish
  • Hirondelle des BahamasFrench
  • modro-zeleni piljakCroatian
  • Bahamai fecskeHungarian
  • Rondine delle BahamaItalian
  • バハマツバメJapanese
  • bahaminė amerikinė kregždėLithuanian
  • Bahamu bezdelīgaLatvian
  • BahamazwaluwDutch
  • bahamassvaleNorwegian
  • nadobniczka modroskrzydłaPolish
  • andorinha-das-baamasPortuguese
  • andorinha-das-bahamasPortuguese
  • Багамская ласточкаRussian
  • Багамская американская ласточкаRussian
  • Багамская (американская) ласточкаRussian
  • lastovička bahamskáSlovak
  • Bahamska lastaSerbian
  • bahamasvalaSwedish
  • Bahama KırlangıcıTurkish
  • білозорка багамськаUkrainian
  • 巴哈馬樹燕Chinese
  • 巴哈馬麗樹燕Chinese
  • 巴哈马树燕Chinese

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Relatives of the bahama swallow

Other species in the same genus Tachycineta.

LC, Least Concern
Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Tree swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

Hirundinidae

VU, Vulnerable

Golden swallow

Tachycineta euchrysea

HirundinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bahama swallow?

An adult bahama swallow weighs 17.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bahama swallow endangered?

The bahama swallow is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the bahama swallow?

The bahama swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis) belongs to the family Hirundinidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bahama swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bahama-swallow

MLA

“Bahama swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bahama-swallow.

BibTeX
@misc{bahama_swallow_2026,
  title = {Bahama swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bahama-swallow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}