Sawwings
Psalidoprocne
The saw-wings, Psalidoprocne, is a small genus of passerine birds in the swallow family. The common name of this group is derived from the rough outer edge of the outer primary feather on the wing, which is rough due to recurved barbs. The function of this is unknown. The birds are 11–17 cm long and black or black-and-white in colour. The genus has an African distribution and all species can be found foraging over forest and woodland.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Black Sawwing
speciesPsalidoprocne pristoptera
White-headed Sawwing
speciesPsalidoprocne albiceps
Fanti Sawwing
speciesPsalidoprocne obscura
Square-tailed Sawwing
speciesPsalidoprocne nitens
Mountain Sawwing
speciesPsalidoprocne fuliginosa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 11947.