Andean Swallow

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Andean Swallow
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Haplochelidon
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 Hirundinidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Haplochelidon. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

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