Tree Swallow

Scientific Name: Tachycineta Bicolor
Common Name: Tree Swallow
Diet: insects, sometimes berries
Color: blue-green and white
Size: 5.75 inches
Active Period: Winter
Habitat: near water
Field Identification: head, wings, and tail dark blue green, white underneath, actively fly during day catching insects
Nest: cavity
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Genus: Tachycineta
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows)
Order: Passeriformes
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Species: bicolor