- Fanti Saw-wing
Taxobox
name = Fanti Saw-wing
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Hirundinidae
genus = "Psalidoprocne "
species = "P. obscura"
binomial = "Psalidoprocne obscura"
binomial_authority = (Hartlaub, 1855)The Fanti Rough-winged Swallow ("Psalidoprocne obscura"), or the Fanti Saw-wing (Swallow) is a small passerinebird in theswallow family.Fanti Saw-wing breeds in the lowlands of southern west
Africa fromSenegal toCameroon . It is mainly resident, apart from seasonal movements.This bird is found in open country, including light woodland, near water. Fanti Rough-winged Swallows are graceful flyers and they generally feed on
insect s, including beetles, while airborne. They are typically seen low over water or grassland.The lined nests are built in a 60cm burrow in a vertical bank. The clutch is two eggs.
This is a small swallow at 17cm. Its plumage is glossy green. The tail is long and deeply forked. Sexes are similar, but the female has a shorter tail. Juveniles are brown with little gloss, and have short tails.
References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
* "Birds of The Gambia" by Barlow, Wacher and Disley, ISBN 1-873403-32-1
* "Swallows and Martins" by Turner and Rose ISBN 0747032025
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