Black Saw-wing

The Black Rough-winged Swallow breeds in open wooded habitats, and has a preference for wetter areas, although some races occur in mountain grassland habitat. It breeds across Africa from eastern Nigeria and Ethiopia south to Angola, northern Zimbabwe and northern Mozambique. The subspecies P. p. holomelaena breeds down south-eastern Africa from southern Mozambique to the Cape in South Africa.

The Black Saw-wing is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Black Saw-wing or Black Rough-winged Swallow (Psalidoprocne pristoptera) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. The Black Rough-winged Swallow breeds in open wooded habitats, and has a preference for wetter areas, although some races occur in mountain grassland habitat. It breeds across Africa from eastern Nigeria and Ethiopia south to Angola, northern Zimbabwe and northern Mozambique. The subspecies P. p. holomelaena breeds down south-eastern Africa from southern Mozambique to the Cape in South Africa. More

The Black Saw-wing has a large number of subspecies and many of these are sometimes considered to be separate species. More

underwings?) or a small Black Saw-wing in moult? Figure 14, December 2000 Figures 1 - 8, 14 copyright Pierfrancesco Micheloni. More

this bird was called Black Saw-wing Swallow - The Black Saw-wing (Latin name Psalidoprocne holomelaena) is described in Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, 7th Edition. This bird has a unique Roberts number of 536 and you will find a full description of this bird on page 764 also a picture of the Black Saw-wing on page 801. The Black Saw-wing belongs to the family of birds classified as Hirundinidae. More

Also known as Black Saw-wing Swallow (Psalidoprocne holomelaena (7), Psalidoprocne holomelas or Psalidoprocne pristoptera (H)) Previous Return to Individual Index Next Roberts VI / VII 536 / 613 Clements 2000 123. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Black Saw-wing is classed as Common: common species, including species that are certain or probable escapees from captivity when occurring in the British Isles. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance. More

Clipper ship White Swallow Black Saw-wing Welcome Swallow FAMILY: HIRUNDINIDAE * Subfamily: Pseudochelidoninae (river martins) * Genus: Pseudochelidon * African River Martin Pseudochelidon eurystomina * White-eyed River Martin Pseudochelidon sirintarae * Subfamily Hirundininae (all other swallows & martins) * Genus: Psalidoprocne (saw-wings) More

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