Andean swallow

Andean swallow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Subfamily: Hirundininae
Genus: Haplochelidon
Todd, 1929
Species: H. andecola
Binomial name
Haplochelidon andecola
(D'Orbigny and Lafresnaye, 1837)
Synonyms

Petrochelidon andecola (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

The Andean swallow (Haplochelidon andecola) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is monotypic within the genus Haplochelidon.[2] Found in the South American countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.[1]

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