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Tachycineta thalassina
Violet-green Swallow
Devils Postpile National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

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

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		CA: SNR
Evidence:		11 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Alagnak Wild River
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve	Arches National Park
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Badlands National Park
Bandelier National Monument	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Big Bend National Park	Big Hole National Battlefield
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	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 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
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
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
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Tonto National Monument
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
White Sands National Park	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wind Cave National Park	Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve
Wupatki National Monument	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/24/2005

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