| Square-tailed saw-wing | |
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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. nitens
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| Psalidoprocne nitens (Cassin, 1857)
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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.[2]
Subspecies
There are currently two recognised subspecies.[3]
- 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.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Psalidoprocne nitens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712504A94335651. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712504A94335651.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ 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). doi:10.25226/bboc.v143i3.2023.a5. ISSN 0007-1595.
- ^ "Square-tailed Sawwing". Birds of the World. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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