Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea)

Other Scientific Names
Kalochelidon euchrysea [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Hirundinidae (Swallows And Martins)

Size
12.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gosse, 1847)

Habitat
Montane humid and pine forests, secondary forest, and sometimes feeds over cane-fields and open country. From 800 - 2,000 m .

Range (Guide)

Dominican Republic (B) (NB), Haiti (B) (NB), Jamaica (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Forest loss and fragmentation appears to be the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Flies in singles or small groups, feeding on small insects.

Voice
A soft, two-note 'tchee weet'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea) [XC97168]
by Jesse Fagan from Zapot\u00e9n, Independencia, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic (call)

Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea) [XC48971]
by id from Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic (flight call)

Nest
An old woodpecker nest and other holes in dead pines, in caves, boulders in an old bauxite mine and in the eaves of buildings.

Subspecies
Has sometimes been placed in a separate genus Lamprochelidon or Kalochelidon. DNA studies, however, indicate close relationship with Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) and Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

euchrysea (Gosse, 1847) - Jamaica.
sclateri (Cory, 1884) - Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea) - 10 files

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