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Bird call
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) call
Thin, twittering chee-chee and tsip notes from fast flocks over towns and water.
Listen to the Violet-green Swallow call
A field recording of the Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) by Sydney Gerig, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Violet-green Swallow in urban habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Violet-green Swallow
These birds belong to the swallow family, like the Violet-green Swallow, so their calls can sound alike.
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Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Liquid, gurgling twitters and a cheerful, chirping song over ponds and marshes.
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Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
Twittering chattering warble; sharp 'seet' in flight.
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Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
Twittering chatter over beaches, cliffs and southern rooftops.
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Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
A cheerful, twittering warble with a dry rattle; long tail streamers over farms and fields.
Questions
Questions about the Violet-green Swallow
What does the Violet-green Swallow sound like?
Thin, twittering chee-chee and tsip notes from fast flocks over towns and water. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Violet-green Swallow?
Tree Swallow, Welcome Swallow, Pacific Swallow and Barn Swallow sound similar.
Where can I hear the Violet-green Swallow?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of the Pacific Northwest course.
How can I learn the Violet-green Swallow call?
In SongLark's Birds of the Pacific Northwest course, it comes in Level 4: Summer Songsters. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Violet-green Swallow in its Birds of the Pacific Northwest course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of the Pacific Northwest, the Violet-green Swallow comes in Level 4: Summer Songsters. That Level is about the migrants that fill the woods from May to August.
Learn it with these birds in Level 4 of Birds of the Pacific Northwest
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Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
A flute-like song of rolling phrases that spiral upward; the call is a liquid whit or pip.
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Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
A rich, rolling song like a robin that took singing lessons, and a sharp, squeaky pik.
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Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
A hoarse, robin-like song of short phrases, and a rising, rattled pit-er-ick call.
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Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
A sharp, rising, two-part tsee-WEET call, like a question, from shady forest in summer.
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Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
A fast chattering series that drops in pitch and speeds up at the finish.
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Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
A flat trill that loosens and drops away at the end; a sharp stik call.
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Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
A long, clear opening note then a ringing, ethereal flourish, each phrase pitched differently.
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American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
A cheerful po-ta-to-chip in bouncing flight, and a long, canary-like song of twitters.
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