Chilean Swallow
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| Tachycineta meyeni (Cabanis, 1850) |
The Chilean Swallow (Tachycineta meyeni) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands, Paraguay, Peru, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, pastureland, near water, in human areas, and heavily degraded former forest. It is 5 inches (13 centimeters) in length. It is simalar to the white rumped swallow.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Tachycineta meyeni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
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