Swallows, Martins

Square-tailed Saw-wing

Psalidoprocne nitens

The Square-tailed Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne nitens) is a 9.8 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Swallows, Martins

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

9.8 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

12

Recorded in Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, Côte d'Ivoire, Eq. Guinea, Liberia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Central African Rep., Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Nigeria.

Where to see it: Dzanga-Sangha NP · Dzanga Bai (Central African Republic); Ankasa NP (Ghana); American University of Central Africa (AUCA) (Equatorial Guinea); Parc de la Lekedi (Gabon); IET station (Côte d'Ivoire).

Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist