Violet-green Swallow

Where to see

Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta thalassina

Nahanni National Park leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Violet-green Swallow during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

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1 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~60%
2 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
3 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
4 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
5 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
6 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
7 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
8 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
9 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
10 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
11 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
12 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
13 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
14 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
15 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
16 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
17 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
18 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Violet-green Swallow?

Nahanni National Park

In Nahanni National Park, Canada, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-green Swallow sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Violet-green Swallow?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May and June in Grand Canyon National Park (about 80%) and July in Rocky Mountain National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Violet-green Swallow on a given day. Each park's Violet-green Swallow page has the full month-by-month chart.