Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
Fanti Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne obscura) - HBW 9, p. 644
French: Hirondelle fanti
German: Scherenschwanzschwalbe
Spanish: Golondrina Fanti
Other common names: Fanti/Fantee Roughwing
Taxonomy: Hirundo obscura Hartlaub, 1855, Dabocrom, Ghana.
Forms a superspecies with P. pristoptera. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Senegambia E to C & S Nigeria and W Cameroon.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult perched Locality Abuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Alex García · Videoaves 17 April 2011 15 weeks ago 36 sec 3.9 -
Three birds preening on a branch of a dead tree. Locality Bijilo Forest Park, Bijilo, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 November 2008 3 years ago 16 sec 2
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A resting adult male.
Locality Brufut, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Steve Garvie 9 March 2005 2 years ago 4.3
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