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Psalidoprocne nitens

Identification

Variation

Nominate is described as being blackish with an oily greenish sheen, while subspecies centralis is dark bottle green.

Distribution

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Behaviour

References

Birdforum thread discussion the subspecies centralis.

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Square-tailed Saw-wing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Square-tailed_Saw-wing

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