Fanti Saw-wing

Psalidoprocne obscura - Hirondelle fanti

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Hirundinidés
Genus
:
Psalidoprocne
Species
:
obscura

Descriptor

Hartlaub, 1855

Biometrics

Size
: 17 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 8 à 10 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Fanti Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne obscura) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Hirondelle fanti,
Golondrina fanti,
andorinha-riça,
Scherenschwanzschwalbe,
ollósfarkú fecske,
Fanteekamzwaluw,
Rondine serrata di Fanti,
fantisvala,
Vestsagsvale,
lastovička zelená,
vlaštovka temná,
Fantiskovsvale,
savanninokipääsky,
oreneta fanti,
żałobniczka widłosterna,
Ножницехвостая африканская ласточка,
ミドリクロツバメ,
叉尾锯翅燕,
叉尾凹翅燕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

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Sources of information

Birds of Africa South of the Sahara, Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan
Birds of the Gambia and Senegal, Clive Barlow, Tim Wacher, Tony Disley
Swallows and Martins, Angela Turner
Vol. 9 - Handbook of the Birds of the world, Josep del Hoyo - Andrew Elliot - David Christie
Avibase, Lepage Denis
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
BirdLife International, BirdLife International
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest