Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | oreneta andina |
| Dutch | Andeszwaluw |
| English | Andean Swallow |
| English (United States) | Andean Swallow |
| French | Hirondelle des Andes |
| French (France) | Hirondelle des Andes |
| German | Andenschwalbe |
| Japanese | アンデスガケツバメ |
| Norwegian | punasvale |
| Polish | jaskółka andyjska |
| Russian | Андская ласточка |
| Serbian | Andska lasta |
| Slovak | lastovička andská |
| Spanish | Golondrina Andina |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Golondrina Andina |
| Spanish (Chile) | Golondrina de los riscos |
| Spanish (Peru) | Golondrina Andina |
| Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina andina |
| Swedish | punasvala |
| Turkish | And Kırlangıcı |
| Ukrainian | Ясківка андійська |
Andean Swallow Orochelidon andecola
Version: 1.0 — Published May 3, 2010
Behavior
Introduction
Poorly known. Flight is described as rather slow, often with stiff wings and regular gliding (Fjeldså and Krabbe 1990). Frequently flies in small groups, feeding over water or around herds of grazing animals.
Territoriality
Little information. Nests in colonies; the colonies usually are small (Krabbe, in Turner and Rose 1989), but one "quite a large colony" has been reported from Chile (Johnson 1967). Colony size perhaps limited by the availability of nesting sites (Krabbe, in Turner and Rose 1989).
Sexual Behavior
No information.
Social and interspecific behavior
Frequently flies in small groups (Ridgely and Tudor 1989, Fjeldså and Krabbe 1990), sometimes associated with other species of swallows (Ridgely and Tudor 1989). "Often" forages around groups of grazing mammals, both domestic (cattle, sheep, llamas) and wild (vicuña) (Ridgely and Tudor 1989).
Predation
No information.
