{"id":31732,"date":"2019-10-09T06:37:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T10:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/?p=31732"},"modified":"2019-10-12T10:12:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T14:12:12","slug":"bahama-swallow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/bahama-swallow\/","title":{"rendered":"Bahama Swallow"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31732\" class=\"elementor elementor-31732\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3798e6d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3798e6d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f20e23a\" data-id=\"4f20e23a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ac7881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39ac7881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow21.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31746\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow21.jpg 683w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow21-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a5664b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a5664b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/114553537@N03\/26608152127\">\u00a9 Ed Hopkins<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af2aded elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_audio\" data-id=\"4af2aded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_audio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-31732-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/XC331599-Bahama-Swallow2016-5-19-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/XC331599-Bahama-Swallow2016-5-19-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/XC331599-Bahama-Swallow2016-5-19-1.mp3\">https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/XC331599-Bahama-Swallow2016-5-19-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51868697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51868697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/331599\">\u00a9 Andrew Spencer<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7804ee8\" data-id=\"7804ee8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3ef995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f3ef995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Birdfinding.info \u21d2\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> Endangered, declining, and disappearing from some parts of its range.\u00a0 Abaco is the Bahama Swallow\u2019s last true stronghold\u2014although the full impact of Hurricane Dorian in September 2019 remains uncertain.\u00a0 Prior to Dorian, it could be found reliably year-round nearly throughout Abaco, especially from Marsh Harbour south to Abaco National Park, and in the north at Treasure Cay.\u00a0 On Grand Bahama, where Dorian\u2019s impact was even stronger, it has traditionally been found most consistently in Freeport and at Freetown Farm.\u00a0 On Andros, it has become uncommon but still usually present in small numbers at various sites from Nicholls Town to Andros Town.\u00a0 No longer resident on New Providence, but small numbers continue to appear unpredictably anywhere around the island at any time of year.\u00a0 In Cuba, it has been regular in recent winters on Cayo Guillermo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6aeabcad elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6aeabcad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-576dd267\" data-id=\"576dd267\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f41e81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68f41e81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bahama Swallow<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b394953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b394953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Tachycineta cyaneoviridis<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4672e0d1\" data-id=\"4672e0d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b88cd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40b88cd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Family: Hirundinidae<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd1bd92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd1bd92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79f7029b\" data-id=\"79f7029b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6dff94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e6dff94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Endemic to the Bahamas<\/strong>, where it breeds on Grand Bahama, Abaco, and Andros.\u00a0 Formerly also on New Providence, where it become an occasional visitor, and it appears to be on the verge of disappearing from Grand Bahama as well.<\/p><p>Some nonbreeders remain on the breeding grounds, while others disperse southward into the central Bahamas and in small numbers, or sporadically, to the southern Bahamas, Turks &amp; Caicos, and the north-central keys of Cuba.<\/p><p>In 2016, IUCN estimated its total population at somewhere between 1,500 and 4,000 individuals, less than half of the 1989 population estimate.<\/p><p>There are about a dozen records from southern Florida\u2014most in spring and summer on the Florida Keys in the 1970s and \u201880s.\u00a0 One famous individual summered annually at a Cave Swallow colony at Cutler Ridge in South Miami from 1988 to 1992.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5be2e3f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5be2e3f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b713be\" data-id=\"b713be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407f9e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"407f9e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Identification<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>A blue, green, black, and white swallow with a deeply forked tail.<\/p><p>The crown, nape, and back have a glossy moss-green sheen.\u00a0 The wings, rump, and tail shade from deep metallic blue to black.<\/p><p>Juveniles have the same pattern as adults, but with brown upperparts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1c7bbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b1c7bbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow18.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31755\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow18.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow18-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e392e3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e392e3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bahama Swallow, showing diagnostic white wing-linings and deeply forked tail.\u00a0 (Treasure Cay, Abaco, Bahamas; January 3, 2017.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/45022641\">\u00a9 Robert Norton<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60f97e08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60f97e08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In flight, the undersides of the wings show white linings, which distinguish it from all similar species likely to overlap with it.\u00a0 Both adults and juveniles have this diagnostic feature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff063f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ff063f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow17-e1570621068469.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31754\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow17-e1570621068469.jpg 472w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow17-e1570621068469-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424634c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"424634c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bahama Swallow, showing green and blue sheen on upperparts.\u00a0 (Treasure Cay, Abaco, Bahamas; January 3, 2017.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/45026581\">\u00a9 Robert Norton<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f25aad3\" data-id=\"3f25aad3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4fd6f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4fd6f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow1-e1570620967506.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31735\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow1-e1570620967506.jpg 600w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow1-e1570620967506-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-141bf29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"141bf29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bahama Swallow, showing rich green and blue sheen on upperparts.\u00a0 (The Y, South Abaco, Bahamas; May 25, 2017.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/59903181\">\u00a9 Brendan Fogarty<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c7b11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23c7b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow3-e1570621130653.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31737\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow3-e1570621130653.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow3-e1570621130653-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ab6c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8ab6c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bahama Swallow, showing green and blue sheen on upperparts.\u00a0 (Treasure Cay, Abaco, Bahamas; January 3, 2017.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/45022651\">\u00a9 Robert Norton<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5462950b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5462950b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31751\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow14.jpg 668w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow14-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d001972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d001972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bahama Swallow, showing diagnostic white wing-linings and deeply forked tail w.\u00a0 (The Y, South Abaco, Bahamas; May 25, 2017.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/59903391\">\u00a9 Brendan Fogarty<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78842fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78842fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f64d2b\" data-id=\"1f64d2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71db74e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71db74e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"431\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow13-e1570621455393.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31750\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow13-e1570621455393.jpg 431w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow13-e1570621455393-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow13-e1570621455393-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc1313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cc1313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bahama Swallow, weakly illuminated and showing mostly blackish upperparts.\u00a0 (Freetown Farm, Grand Bahama; May 24, 2018.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/101829721\">\u00a9 Erika Gates<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24990047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24990047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31741\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow7.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow7-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10cf3162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10cf3162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bahama Swallow, showing green and blue sheen in strong light.\u00a0 (Abaco National Park, Bahamas; April 29, 2016.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/27892521\">\u00a9 Duncan Mullis<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd2499a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fd2499a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31742\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow8.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow8-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7795141 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7795141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bahama Swallow, with upperparts poorly illuminated and showing bluish green sheen (much like a Tree Swallow).\u00a0 (Stink Pond Road, Abaco, Bahamas; April 26, 2018.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/96708611\">\u00a9 Cindy Hamilton<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87ca25e\" data-id=\"87ca25e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebcc77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ebcc77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31747\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow10.jpg 640w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow10-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-143e97a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"143e97a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bahama Swallow, showing shades of green and blue on dark upperparts.\u00a0 (Nicholls Town, Andros, Bahamas; April 18, 2016.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/27291101\">\u00a9 Erika Gates<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492f95f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"492f95f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow11-e1570621268935.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31748\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow11-e1570621268935.jpg 424w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow11-e1570621268935-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2388d286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2388d286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bahama Swallow, showing deeply forked tail and mostly green sheen on upperparts.\u00a0 (Love Hill, North Andros, Bahamas; March 19, 2018.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/90491681\">\u00a9 Stuart White<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211c1b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"211c1b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow12-e1570621217177.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-31749\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow12-e1570621217177.jpg 424w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BahamaSwallow12-e1570621217177-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb3be4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfb3be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bahama Swallow, showing rich green and blue sheen on upperparts.\u00a0 (Sandy Point, Abaco, Bahamas; March 5, 2019.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/144059231\">\u00a9 Stuart White<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-544903ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"544903ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38a00a16\" data-id=\"38a00a16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f966ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32f966ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Voice.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Chirps and twitters sweetly in flight: <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/331599\/embed?simple=1\" width=\"340\" height=\"115\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ce777e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ce777e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9a2cc3\" data-id=\"e9a2cc3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-923f522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"923f522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Cf. Tree Swallow.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The Bahama Swallow is very similar to the closely related Tree Swallow, which occurs throughout its range.\u00a0 The two species have the same contour between their dark upperparts and white underparts, but they differ in tail shape\u2014Bahama\u2019s is much more deeply forked\u2014and in Bahama\u2019s diagnostic white wing-linings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cdaf7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cdaf7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ab40594\" data-id=\"5ab40594\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c2225e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27c2225e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Monotypic species.<\/p><p>IUCN Red List Status: <strong>Endangered<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-129ce0dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"129ce0dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f4d05db\" data-id=\"7f4d05db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a50651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a50651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Alderfer, J., and J.L. Dunn. 2014. <em>National Geographic Complete Birds of North America (Second Edition)<\/em>. National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.<\/p><p>BirdLife International. 2016. <em>Tachycineta cyaneoviridis<\/em>. <em>The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016:<\/em> e.T22712080A94318203. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2305\/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712080A94318203.en\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2305\/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712080A94318203.en<\/a>. (Accessed October 9, 2019.)<\/p><p>eBird. 2019. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, N.Y. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebird.org\">http:\/\/www.ebird.org<\/a>. (Accessed October 9, 2019.)<\/p><p>Garrido, O.H, and A. Kirkconnell. 2000. <em>Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba<\/em>. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, N.Y.<\/p><p>Howell, S.N.G., I. Lewington, and W. Russell. 2014. <em>Rare Birds of North America<\/em>. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J.<\/p><p>Ong, G. 2010. Bahama Swallow (<em>Tachycineta cyaneoviridis<\/em>), version 1.0. In <em>Neotropical Birds Online<\/em> (T.S. Schulenberg, ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, N.Y. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2173\/nb.bahswa.01\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2173\/nb.bahswa.01<\/a><\/p><p>Raffaele, H., J. Wiley, O. Garrido, A. Keith, and J. Raffaele. 1998. <em>A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies<\/em>. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9 Ed Hopkins \u00a9 Andrew Spencer Birdfinding.info \u21d2\u00a0 Endangered, declining, and disappearing from some parts of its range.\u00a0 Abaco is the Bahama Swallow\u2019s last true stronghold\u2014although the full impact of Hurricane Dorian in September 2019 remains uncertain.\u00a0 Prior to Dorian, it could be found reliably year-round nearly throughout Abaco, especially from Marsh Harbour south to 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