Pale-footed Swallow

Orochelidon flavipes (Chapman, 1922)

Pale-footed Swallow, Orochelidon flavipes, is a swallow of the Andes in Venezuela to Bolivia. It is tied to moist montane forest, including cloud forest and elfin forest, and is most often found on forested slopes. The species is monotypic. It is usually seen in small flocks, though larger groups can occur, and it may feed alongside the blue-and-white swallow. Its breeding range lies in South America from western Venezuela to central Bolivia, and males are in breeding condition from July to September.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Hirundinidae — Swallows, Martins

Breeding range

South America: w Venezuela to c Bolivia