genus
Tachycineta
Tachycineta is a genus in the family Hirundinidae. This database currently files 9 species under it, 2 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 9
- Threatened
- 2
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 89%
- Weight range
- 11.3 g – 21.2 g
Best-known members of Tachycineta
Ranked by popularity score.

Tree swallow
Tachycineta bicolor

Mangrove swallow
Tachycineta albilinea

White-winged swallow
Tachycineta albiventer

Bahama swallow
Tachycineta cyaneoviridis

Golden swallow
Tachycineta euchrysea

White-rumped swallow
Tachycineta leucorrhoa

Violet-green swallow
Tachycineta thalassina

Chilean swallow
Tachycineta leucopyga
How threatened is Tachycineta?
8 of 9 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 1 | 13% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 13% |
| LCLeast Concern | 6 | 75% |
All species in Tachycineta
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | Hirundinidae | Least Concern | 21.2 g | Not recorded |
| Mangrove swallow | Tachycineta albilinea | Hirundinidae | Least Concern | 16.7 g | Not recorded |
| White-winged swallow | Tachycineta albiventer | Hirundinidae | Least Concern | 17.7 g | Not recorded |
| Bahama swallow | Tachycineta cyaneoviridis | Hirundinidae | Endangered | 17.5 g | Not recorded |
| Golden swallow | Tachycineta euchrysea | Hirundinidae | Vulnerable | 17 g | Not recorded |
| White-rumped swallow | Tachycineta leucorrhoa | Hirundinidae | Least Concern | 15.3 g | Not recorded |
| Violet-green swallow | Tachycineta thalassina | Hirundinidae | Least Concern | 14.1 g | Not recorded |
| Chilean swallow | Tachycineta leucopyga | Hirundinidae | Not recorded | 15 g | Not recorded |
| Tumbes swallow | Tachycineta stolzmanni | Hirundinidae | Least Concern | 11.3 g | Not recorded |