Swallows, Martins

Black Saw-wing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

The Black Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne pristoptera) is a 10 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Swallows, Martins

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

10 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

17

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Angola, Zambia, Gabon, Nigeria, eSwatini, Republic of the Congo.

Where to see it: Aberfoyle Lodge (Zimbabwe); Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trails (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Aurélie's House at Muramvya (Burundi); Nyungwe NP · Gisakura, Ndambarare Trail (Rwanda); Kibira National Forest · Teza Tea Plantation (Burundi).

Photo: (c) Timothy Whitehead, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist