Violet-green Swallow

Adults are iridescent green above with violet on the rump and upper tail, clean white underparts, white extending onto the face, and white rump patches wrapping toward the back. Females and young birds are duller.

Breeds from Alaska and western Canada through the western United States and Mexico. Most migrate to Mexico and Central America for winter.

Open forest, mountain meadows, cliffs, canyons, lakeshores, burned woodland, towns, and other places with open airspace and nesting cavities.

Flying insects captured almost entirely on the wing, including flies, beetles, wasps, winged ants, and moths.