Square-tailed saw-wing explained

The square-tailed saw-wing (Psalidoprocne nitens), also known as the square-tailed rough-winged swallow is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.It is found in 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.

Description

It is dark green, almost black.^[1]

Subspecies

There are currently two recognised subspecies.^[2]

• P. n. nitens, the nominate subspecies, which occurs in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Gabon, Congo and Angola.
• P. n. centralis, which occurs in northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Notes and References

1. Fishpool . Lincoln D. C. . 2023-09-07 . Square-tailed Saw-wing Psalidoprocne nitens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: identity and taxonomic status . Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club . 143 . 3 . 10.25226/bboc.v143i3.2023.a5 . 0007-1595. free .
2. Web site: Square-tailed Sawwing . Birds of the World . The Cornell Lab of Ornithology . 20 January 2021.