Mountain saw-wing

The mountain saw-wing (Psalidoprocne fuliginosa), also known as the mountain rough-winged swallow or the Cameroon Mountain rough-winged swallow is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.

Mountain saw-wing
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Psalidoprocne
Species:
P. fuliginosa
Binomial name
Psalidoprocne fuliginosa
Shelley, 1887

It is found on Bioko island and adjacent Mt. Cameroon. While it has been reported elsewhere in Central Africa (namely, the Cameroon line of Cameroon and Nigeria), it has never been confirmed.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Psalidoprocne fuliginosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712509A94335897. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712509A94335897.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Borrow, N. & Demey, R. Birds of Western Africa. 2nd Ed. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. ISBN 978-0-7136-6692-2


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