Mountain saw-wing
The mountain saw-wing (Psalidoprocne fuliginosa), also known as the mountain rough-winged swallow or the Cameroon Mountain rough-winged swallow is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Hirundinidae |
| Genus: | Psalidoprocne |
| Species: | P. fuliginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Psalidoprocne fuliginosa Shelley, 1887 | |
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It is found on Bioko island and adjacent Mt. Cameroon. While it has been reported elsewhere in Central Africa (namely, the Cameroon line of Cameroon and Nigeria), it has never been confirmed.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Psalidoprocne fuliginosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Borrow, N. & Demey, R. Birds of Western Africa. 2nd Ed. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. ISBN 978-0-7136-6692-2
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