Tachycineta

E715073

Tachycineta is a genus of small, agile New World swallows known for their iridescent plumage and aerial insect-catching behavior.

All labels observed (10)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsTo Hirundininae ⓘ
linked to: Hirundinidae
breedingRange Central America for some species ⓘ
North America for some species ⓘ
South America for some species ⓘ
characteristic aerial insect-catching behavior ⓘ
iridescent plumage ⓘ
clade swallows ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName Tachycineta swallows ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta
describedAs a genus of small, agile New World swallows ⓘ
diet flying insects ⓘ
distribution New World ⓘ
ecologicalRole control of aerial insect populations ⓘ
eggColor white ⓘ
family Hirundinidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior aerial insectivory ⓘ
flightStyle fast and acrobatic flight ⓘ
foragingStratum aerial zone above open habitats ⓘ
habitat open areas near water ⓘ
woodland edges ⓘ
hasSpecies Tachycineta albilinea ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta

Tachycineta albiventer ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta

Tachycineta bicolor ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta

Tachycineta cyaneoviridis ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta

Tachycineta euchrysea ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta

Tachycineta leucorrhoa ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta

Tachycineta stolzmanni ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta

Tachycineta thalassina ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
migratoryBehavior many species are migratory ⓘ
nestingSite abandoned woodpecker holes ⓘ
natural cavities ⓘ
nest boxes ⓘ
notableSpecies tree swallow ⓘ
violet-green swallow ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Hirundinidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageColoration metallic green upperparts in several species ⓘ
white underparts in several species ⓘ
recognizedBy ornithologists as a distinct swallow genus ⓘ
reproduction cavity nester ⓘ
socialBehavior often forms loose colonies ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Tachycineta bicolor ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hirundinidae → includesGenus → Tachycineta ⓘ
Tachycineta → typeSpecies → Tachycineta bicolor ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta
Tachycineta → commonName → Tachycineta swallows ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta
Tachycineta → hasSpecies → Tachycineta bicolor ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta
Tachycineta → hasSpecies → Tachycineta thalassina ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta
Tachycineta → hasSpecies → Tachycineta leucorrhoa ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta
Tachycineta → hasSpecies → Tachycineta albiventer ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta
Tachycineta → hasSpecies → Tachycineta cyaneoviridis ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta
Tachycineta → hasSpecies → Tachycineta euchrysea ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta
Tachycineta → hasSpecies → Tachycineta stolzmanni ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta
Tachycineta → hasSpecies → Tachycineta albilinea ⓘ
linked to: Tachycineta