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Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Golondrina Vientriblanca,
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Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Golondrina Vientriblanca,
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Iridescent blue-green above and white below. Length: 13 cm.; weight: 20 g. Audio 2 (M. Oberle). Breeds from Alaska through southern Canada and the northern USA. Winters in the southern USA through Central America and on Cuba. Rare visitor in open areas, towns, wetlands and coastal plains of Puerto Rico. TAXONOMY: PASSERIFORMES; HIRUNDINIDAE; Hirundininae |
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