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Haplochelidon andecola

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Found in southern South America from Peru over Bolivia to Argentina and Chile.

[edit] Taxonomy

The taxonomic placement of this species has changed several times. It was formerly placed in genus Hirundo, then in Stelgidopteryx and now either in Haplochelidon or Orochelidon.

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

• H. a. andecola:

• Andes of southern Peru (Cuzco, Puno and Arequipa) to northern Bolivia and Chile

• H. a. oroyae:

• Puna of central Peru

[edit] Habitat

Shrubland and grassland in high altitudes.

[edit] Behaviour

Often uses holes or cracks in walls of houses for nesting

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. SACC proposal to rearrange the taxonomy of South American Swallows

• List of references

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