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May 3, 2022 · It is a Holarctic species that also occurs in North America. In winter, it migrates to eastern and southern Africa, South America and the Indian subcontinent. Migration routes of the tree swallow. The tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) breeds in North America. Its range extends into north-central Alaska and to the tree line in Canada.
May 11, 2022 · American barn swallows migrate to Central and South America, as far as Argentina. Barn swallows that breed in Europe and Asia also migrate south to overwinter in Africa, Southern Asia, and Northern Australia.
Barn Swallows fly from North American breeding grounds to wintering areas in Central and South America. Southbound fall migration may begin by late June in Florida or early July in Massachusetts. They return as early as late January in southern California to mid-May at Alaskan breeding sites.
All swallows are state and federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. It is illegal for any person to take, possess, transport, sell, or purchase them or their parts, such as feathers, nests, or eggs, without a permit.
Migration: in spring, arrives in extreme southern United States. late January–early February, peaking in mid-May in northeastern United States. Early arrival in Alaska in mid-May.
Jan 22, 2019 · Now a first-ever University of Guelph study has uncovered precisely when and where tree swallows—a common migratory bird—stop during flights that can span more than 3,500 kilometres across...
Swallows have a global distribution, breeding on all continents, with temperate species often migrating long distances in response to insect availability, while tropical species may be resident or partially migratory.
