Andean swallow
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| Andean swallow | |
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| File:Orochelidon andecola.jpeg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Genus: | Orochelidon |
| Species: | O. andecola
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| Binomial name | |
| Orochelidon andecola (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
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| File:Haplochelidon andecola map.svg | |
| Synonyms | |
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Petrochelidon andecola (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | |
The Andean swallow (Orochelidon andecola) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Haplochelidon.[2] It is found in the Altiplano of Peru, Bolivia and far northern Chile and Argentina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-elevation shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-elevation grassland.
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