Black-collared swallow (Pygochelidon melanoleuca)
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Classification: Genus Pygochelidon (Pygochelidon); Family Swallows (Hirundinidae)General:
The black-collared swallow (Pygochelidon melanoleuca) is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitat is rivers—in particular, "rapids and rocky outcrops stretches of medium and large sized rivers."[2] It forages in the rapids, and nests in rocky outcrops.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss from hydropower dams.[2]
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