Biology:Andean swallow
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Short description: Species of bird
| 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: | Haplochelidon Todd, 1929 |
| Species: | H. andecola
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| Binomial name | |
| Haplochelidon andecola (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
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| Synonyms | |
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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.[1] It is found in the Altiplano of Peru, Bolivia and far northern Chile and Argentina . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
References
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. http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop314.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q490470 entry
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