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Tachycineta thalassina
Violet-green swallow
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Tachycineta thalassina (Swainson, 1827)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Violet-green swallow
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Hirundinidae, Genus Tachycineta, Species Tachycineta thalassina


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AK: S5B
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big Bend National Park
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Bryce Canyon National Park
Cabrillo National Monument	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Krusenstern National Monument	Capitol Reef National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument	Cedar Breaks National Monument
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Channel Islands National Park
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colorado National Monument	Coronado National Memorial
Crater Lake National Park	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Death Valley National Park
Denali National Park and Preserve	Devils Postpile National Monument
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glacier National Park
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Golden Spike National Historical Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Hovenweep National Monument	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Jewel Cave National Monument	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
John Muir National Historic Site	Joshua Tree National Park
Katmai National Park and Preserve	Kenai Fjords National Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lava Beds National Monument
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Manzanar National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Mojave National Preserve
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Muir Woods National Monument	Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Niobrara National Scenic River	Noatak National Preserve
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Oregon Caves National Monument	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Parashant National Monument	Pecos National Historical Park
Petrified Forest National Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Pinnacles National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Rainbow Bridge National Monument	Redwood National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saguaro National Park
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Sitka National Historical Park
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
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White Sands National Park	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wind Cave National Park	Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve
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Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/8/2009

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