Black Sawwing (Psalidoprocne holomelas)

Other Names (World)
Black Sawwing, Black Saw-wing

Family
Hirundinidae (Swallows And Martins)

Size
13 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sundevall, 1850)

Range (Guide)

Southern Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique south to eastern and southern South Africa.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Black Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne pristoptera), Shari Sawwing (Psalidoprocne chalybea), Petit's Sawwing (Psalidoprocne petiti), Mangbettu Sawwing (Psalidoprocne mangbettorum), Ethiopian Sawwing (Psalidoprocne oleaginea), Brown Sawwing (Psalidoprocne antinorii), Eastern Sawwing (Psalidoprocne orientalis) and Black Sawwing (Psalidoprocne holomelas) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Psalidoprocne pristoptera following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Black Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne pristoptera).

References
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