---
title: "Andorinha-das-árvores"
description: "Tachycineta bicolor — Aves. The tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) is a migratory bird of the family Hirundinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/tree-swallow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Andorinha-das-árvores

> Tachycineta bicolor — Aves. The tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) is a migratory bird of the family Hirundinidae.

- Scientific name: *Tachycineta bicolor*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 90466
- Wikidata: [Q922192](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q922192)
- iNaturalist taxon: [11935](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/11935)

## Names

- en: Tree Swallow
- de: Sumpfschwalbe
- es: Golondrina bicolor
- fr: Hirondelle bicolore
- nl: Boomzwaluw
- pt: Andorinha-das-árvores
- pl: Nadobniczka drzewna

## Countries with the most observations

US (59418), CA (21879), MX (630), HN (20), CR (8), BZ (7), CU (7), BS (6), NI (5), BM (4), PT (4), CO (3)

## Summary

The tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) is a migratory bird of the family Hirundinidae. Found in the Americas, the tree swallow was first described in 1807 by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot as Hirundo bicolor. It has since been moved to its current genus, Tachycineta, within which its phylogenetic placement is debated. The tree swallow has glossy blue-green upperparts, with the exception of the blackish wings and tail, and white underparts. The bill is black, the eyes dark brown, and the legs and feet pale brown. The female is generally duller than the male, and the first-year female has mostly brown upperparts…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_swallow

## Photo

![Andorinha-das-árvores](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tree-swallow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carter Dorscht · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/11935

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tree-swallow?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).