Violet-green Swallow

Male Violet-green swallow on branch.

NPS Photo / Rachel Ames

Size: 4.5-5”
Description: Greenish-bronze back, an iridescent violet rump, green head, gray wings and white underparts. Males have white cheeks, while females and juveniles have dusky cheeks.
Migratory Status: Summer residents of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Habitat: Breed mostly in aspen forests and around cliffs but also live in open coniferous and montane riparian forests to 10,000 feet and occasionally 13,000 feet.
Diet: Forage in the air and eat mostly insects that they catch in flight.

 

• Violet-green Swallow (call)

  
  

  Violet-green Swallow call recorded in Upper Beaver Meadows in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  05/30/2017

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• Violet-green Swallow (call)

  
  

  Violet-green Swallow call recorded at the Alluvial Fan in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  05/19/2016

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• Violet-green Swallow (call)

  
  

  Violet-green Swallow call recorded in Upper Beaver Meadows in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  06/24/2015

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• Violet-green Swallow (call)

  
  

  Violet-green Swallow call recorded at the Alluvial Fan in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that a Ruby-crowned Kinglet can be heard in the background.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  05/19/2016

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025