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Tachycineta thalassina
Violet-green Swallow
Yucca House 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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		CO: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 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 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	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
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	2/13/2009

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