Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor (Vieillot, 1808)
9830
Family: Passeriformes > Hirundinidae
A stocky aerial insectivore that more resembles a martin than a swallow. Tree Swallow breeds widely across North America and is an extremely rare visitor to Britain.
Added to the British List on the basis of an individual found hawking insects over Porthellick Pool, Isles of Scilly in 1990. The next record came just over a decade later at the other end of the Britain – a bird on Unst, Shetland in May 2002.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Isles of Scilly, 1990 |
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Tree Swallow, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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5-letter code: | Euring: 9830 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Eastern bluebirds prefer boxes containing old nests
- Nest architecture and reproductive performance in tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Old nest material in nest boxes of tree swallows: effects on nest-site choice and nest building
Read more studies about Tree Swallow on Conservation Evidence >
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