Andean swallow
| Andean swallow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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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.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Orochelidon andecola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22712419A118844823. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22712419A118844823.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Haplochelidon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
Further reading
- Sheldon, F.H.; Whittingham, L.A.; Moyle, R.G.; Slikas, B.; Winkler, D.W. (2005). "Phylogeny of swallows (Aves: Hirundinidae) estimated from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequencing". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 35 (1): 254–270. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.11.008. PMID 15737595.
- Stiles, F. Gary (September 2007). "Proposal 314: Revise the generic limits of Neotropical swallows". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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