Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
Preuss's Swallow (Petrochelidon preussi) - HBW 9, p. 681
French: Hirondelle de Preuss
German: Rostschläfenschwalbe
Spanish: Golondrina de Preuss
Other common names: Preuss’s Cliff Swallow
Taxonomy: Lecythoplastes preussi Reichenow, 1898, Sanaga River near Edéa, Cameroon.
Genus often merged with Hirundo, but DNA studies support retention of separate taxa. Forms a superspecies with P. rufigula, and has been considered conspecific, but distinct plumage differences exist between them. Monotypic.
Distribution: Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, NE Guinea and S Mali E to Nigeria, Cameroon and SW & S Central African Republic, also NW & NE DRCongo.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Bird perched at nest under bridge, with other birds briefly in flight, visiting nests Locality Ghana (Monotypic species)
mark sutton 1 December 2010 2 years ago 42 sec 2.8 -
flock over stream, below bridge, feeding main river Locality Sanaga River, South Province, Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 8 March 2009 3 years ago 20 sec 2.7
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A nesting colony under a bridge
Locality Kribi, South Province, Cameroon
Marco Valentini 6 January 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
A bird building a nest in a culvert
Locality Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana
Chris and Megan Perkins 15 February 2011 1 year ago 3.3 -
Adult perched
Locality Sanaga River, South Province, Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Nik Borrow 2 April 2007 3 years ago 3.3
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Calls by a flock while flycatching over a river, below a bridge. Locality Sanaga River, South Province, Cameroon
(Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 8 March 2009 22 weeks ago 4
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