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Fanti Sawwing
- Scientific name
- Psalidoprocne obscura
- Family
- Hirundinidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Pointed
- Tail shape
- Forked
Where it came from
The Fanti Sawwing, known scientifically as Psalidoprocne obscura, is a species of swallow endemic to the forests of West Africa. Like other members of its genus, it earned its name from the serrated, saw-like edge of its primary wing feathers, a distinctive anatomical adaptation that assists in its agile, insect-catching flight patterns.
First described in the mid-19th century, the species is recognized by its deep, glossy plumage and notably forked tail. It thrives in the forest canopy and clearings across a range extending from Sierra Leone to Nigeria, where ornithologists have documented its behavior as a subtle, specialized insectivore that remains a quintessential, if elusive, subject within West African avian studies.
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