Square-tailed Saw-wing
Psalidoprocne nitens(Cassin, J, 1857)
English (US) Square-tailed Saw-wing
The Square-tailed Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne nitens) 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 nitens
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Square-tailed Saw-wing
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1857)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Psalidoprocne nitens nitens
- Psalidoprocne nitens centralis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Atticora nitens
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1857)
- Type locality
- Muni River, Gabon.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 9 p.38
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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