TheFanti saw-wing(Psalidoprocne obscura), also known as theFanti rough-winged swallow,is a smallpasserinebirdin theswallowfamily. The Fanti saw-wing has often described as the most beautiful of the swallows, owing to its uniformly shimmering green plumage.
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Genus: | Psalidoprocne |
| Species: | P. obscura
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| Psalidoprocne obscura (Hartlaub,1855)
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Description
editThis is a small swallow at 17 cm. Its plumage is glossy green. The tail is long and deeply forked. Sexes are similar, but the female has a shorter tail. Juveniles are brown with little gloss, and have short tails.
Distribution and habitat
editThe Fanti saw-wing breeds in the lowlands of southern westAfricafromSenegaltoCameroon.It is mainly resident, apart from seasonal movements. This bird is found in open country, including light woodland, near water.
Fanti saw-wings are graceful flyers and they generally feed oninsects,including beetles, while airborne. They are typically seen low over water or grassland.
The lined nests are built in a 60 cm burrow in a vertical bank. The clutch is two eggs.
References
edit- ^BirdLife International (2016)."Psalidoprocne obscura".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016:e.T22712562A94336767.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712562A94336767.en.Retrieved12 November2021.
- Birds of The Gambiaby Barlow, Wacher and Disley,ISBN1-873403-32-1
- Swallows and Martinsby Turner and RoseISBN0-7470-3202-5
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