Tree Swallow Photo Gallery
Adult
Small streamlined songbird with a tiny bill, long, pointed wings and a short, squared or slightly notched tail. Adults are blue-green above and white below with blackish flight feathers.
© Max Nootbaar / Macaulay LibraryVirginia, May 19, 2018Immature female
Long-bodied songbird with a small head and bill. First year females may be brownish above with hints of blue-green; adult females can be nearly as blue-green as males.
© Matt Davis / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, May 23, 2020Male and female
Frequently nests in artificial nest boxes.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, April 16, 2015Adult
In flight, note streamlined body, squared or slightly notched tail and broad wings. Adults are blue-green above with a black mask around their eye and tiny white crescents on the sides of their rump.
© Lorri Howski 🦋 / Macaulay LibraryWisconsin, May 04, 2020Adult female with juveniles
© DAVID BROWN / Macaulay LibraryNew York, June 01, 2004Not all videos have soundAdult
Adult's metallic blue head contrasts with gleaming white underparts.
© Daniel Irons / Macaulay LibraryMaryland, March 19, 2019Immature female
Immature female is mostly brown above, with just a trace of iridescent feathers.
© August Davidson-Onsgard / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 08, 2019Juvenile
The wings are broad and the tail is squared or slightly notched. Juveniles are brown above with a small white crescent on the sides of its rump.
© Evan Lipton / Macaulay LibraryRhode Island, July 06, 2017Adult
Adults are iridescent blue-green with a thin black mask around the eye.
© Martina Nordstrand / Macaulay LibraryVirginia, May 15, 2019Juvenile
Juvenile is brown above and white below. Note the yellow gape typical of the juveniles of many species.
© Brendan Klick / Macaulay LibraryMichigan, July 01, 2018Juvenile
Juveniles are brown above and white below, but some juveniles and females can show a weak, blurry gray-brown breast band.
© andrew aldrich / Macaulay LibraryMaine, August 04, 2017Adult
Breeds in open habitats such as fields and wetlands, usually adjacent to water. Nests in artificial nest boxes as well as holes in trees.
© Anonymous / Macaulay LibraryWyoming, June 10, 2017Flock
Forms large flocks during migration and when foraging over wetlands, water, and agricultural fields.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryGeorgia, September 28, 2012Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Swallows(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Hirundinidae)
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