Pale-footed Swallow Orochelidon flavipes
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | oreneta de peus clars |
Dutch | Bleekpootzwaluw |
English | Pale-footed Swallow |
English (United States) | Pale-footed Swallow |
French | Hirondelle de Chapman |
French (France) | Hirondelle de Chapman |
German | Blassfußschwalbe |
Japanese | ノドアカアイイロツバメ |
Norwegian | ruststrupesvale |
Polish | jaskółeczka rdzawogardła |
Russian | Бледноногая ласточка |
Serbian | Svetlonoga lasta |
Slovak | lastovička bledonohá |
Spanish | Golondrina Paticlara |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Golondrina Nuboselvática |
Spanish (Peru) | Golondrina de Pata Pálida |
Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina paticlara |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Golondrina Patas Pálidas |
Swedish | roststrupesvala |
Turkish | Soluk Bacaklı Kırlangıç |
Ukrainian | Ластовиця рудогорла |
Introduction
Pale-footed Swallow is an aerial insectivore of montane forests in the northern Andes. This small swallow is dark glossy blue above and white below with a cinnamon pink throat, black flanks, and dark blue undertail. It is rather similar in appearance to the Blue-and-white Swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca), which also dark blue upperparts and is white below; Blue-and-white Swallow is larger, however, with a white throat and different vocalizations, and usually occurs in more open habitats. Pale-footed Swallow is typically restricted to temperate forest from 2400-3000 m, locally on the east slope of the Andes from Venezuela south to Bolivia. Although Pale-footed Swallow has a wide distribution, its biology is not well known.