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Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea)

About Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Swallows

The golden swallow is a swallow endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and was once native to Jamaica, but is now extirpated there. It is restricted to isolated montane forests that primarily consist of the Hispaniolan pine. This species is considered to be a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The exact cause of its extirpation from Jamaica is unknown, but likely factors include predation by introduced mammals and habitat loss, although the habitat loss theory is not supported by much evidence. The last sighting of the nominate subspecies was in Hardwar Gap, with three birds being seen on 8 June 1989.

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2014-01-20

    Zapoten, Dominican Republic
    Not 100% sure of the ID. I did see what looked to be a swallow, but it was partially obscured by trees. The body of the swallow and the part of the wings I saw were white, and this was above pine forests at a high elevation.