Order: Passeriformes | Family: Hirundinidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Huaraz, Ancash
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Yauyos, Lima
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Arequipa, Peru
Status: The Andean Swallow is uncommon over puna grasslands at elevations ranging between 3500-4600 m. It also occurs in Bo and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Golondrina Andina.
Sub-species: Andean Swallow (Orochelidon andecola oroyae) (Chapman), 1924. C Peru.
(Orochelidon andecola andecola), (d’Orbigny and Lafresnaye), 1837. Andes in S Peru, extreme N Chile (Arica, Tarapacá), C & S Bolivia and NW Argentina (Salta, Jujuy).
Meaning of Name: Orochelidon: Gr. oros, oreos= mountain (i.e. Ecuadorean Andes) and khelidon, khelidonos= swallow. andecola: Ande= In reference to the mountain chain in South America and L cola= dweller or to dwell in.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.