Black Saw-wing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera(Rüppell, WPES, 1840)
English (US) Black Saw-wing
The Black Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne pristoptera) 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 pristoptera
- Family
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Saw-wing
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 12 subspecies for this species.
- Psalidoprocne pristoptera pristoptera
- Psalidoprocne pristoptera blanfordi
- Psalidoprocne pristoptera antinorii
- Psalidoprocne pristoptera oleaginea
- Psalidoprocne pristoptera mangbettorum
- Psalidoprocne pristoptera chalybea
- Psalidoprocne pristoptera petiti
- Psalidoprocne pristoptera ruwenzori
- Psalidoprocne pristoptera orientalis
- Psalidoprocne pristoptera reichenowi
- Psalidoprocne pristoptera massaica
- Psalidoprocne pristoptera holomelas
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo (Chelidon) pristoptera
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1840)
- Type locality
- Simen Province, Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.105 pl.39 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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