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Alternative name: Fanti Saw-wing Swallow
- Psalidoprocne obscura
Identification
Length 15-17 cm
All-black; diagnostic greenish gloss in good light. The tail is longer and more deeply forked than any other saw-wing.
Distribution
Africa; from Senegal and Gambia through Mali and Nigeria to extreme western Cameroon. Rare in Niger
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Lowland forest and adjacent woodland and grassland; usually near water.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Fanti Saw-wing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fanti_Saw-wing
