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Swallows

Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

The southern rough-winged swallow a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins. It is found in Central America from Honduras south, in every mainland South American country except Chile, on Trinidad, and as a vagrant to Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Tobago, and the Falkland Islands.

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