White-headed Saw-wing
Psalidoprocne albicepsSclater, PL, 1864
English (US) White-headed Saw-wing
The White-headed Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne albiceps) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Hirundinidae (Swallows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Psalidoprocne albiceps
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-headed Saw-wing
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1864
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Psalidoprocne albiceps albiceps
- Psalidoprocne albiceps suffusa
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1864
- Type locality
- Uzinza, Tabora district, Tanganyika Territory.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864, pt.1 p.108 pl.14
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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