Mountain Saw-wing
Psalidoprocne fuliginosa
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Swallows (Hirundinidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
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.
It is native to the Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests. While it has been reported elsewhere in Central Africa (namely, the Cameroon line of Cameroon and Nigeria), it has never been confirmed.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Mountains of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon; Bioko.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Mountain saw-wing
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
