Andean swallow | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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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Synonyms | |
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.
Andean swallow | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Hirundinidae |
Genus: | Orochelidon |
Species: | O. andecola
|
Binomial name | |
Orochelidon andecola (
D'Orbigny &
Lafresnaye, 1837)
| |
Synonyms | |
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.