Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Côte dIvoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo.
Vagrant to Chad.
Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, north-eastern Guinea and southern Mali east to Nigeria, Cameroon and south-western and southern Central African Republic, also north-western and north-eastern DRCongo.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Preuss's Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon preussi) [XC719374]
by Oscar Campbell from Cape Coast - Twifo Praso Road, Ghana (call)
Preuss's Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon preussi) [XC352203]
by Bram Piot from Atobiase, Ghana (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Genus often merged with Hirundo, but DNA studies support retention of separate taxa. Forms a superspecies with Red-throated Swallow (Petrochelidon rufigula), and has been considered conspecific, but distinct plumage differences exist between them.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet