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Fanti Sawwing

Psalidoprocne obscura (Hartlaub, KJG 1855)

The Fanti saw-wing, also known as the Fanti rough-winged swallow, is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. The Fanti saw-wing has often described as the most beautiful of the swallows, owing to its uniformly shimmering green plumage. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Hirundinidae
Genus:
   Psalidoprocne
Scientific:
  Psalidoprocne obscura


Original description

Citation:
  (Hartlaub, KJG 1855)

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 3 p.355

Protonym:
  Hirundo obscura

Type locality:
  Dabocrom, Gold Coast.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13947513


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8CA8B6594CEF258F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8CA8B659

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8CA8B659


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562501

Geographic range:

  • Psalidoprocne obscura: Senegambia to eastern Nigeria, southwestern Cameroon, and Central African Republic
English:
Fanti Sawwing
Catalan:
oreneta fanti
Czech:
vlaštovka temná
Danish:
Fantiskovsvale
German:
Scherenschwanzschwalbe
Spanish:
Golondrina Fanti
Spanish (Spain):
Golondrina Fanti
Finnish:
savanninokipääsky
French:
Hirondelle fanti
Croatian:
šumska lastavica
Hungarian:
ollósfarkú fecske
Italian:
Rondine serrata di Fanti
Japanese (romaji):
midorikurotsubame
Japanese:
ミドリクロツバメ
Lithuanian:
Skeltauodegė afrikinė kregždė
Dutch:
Fanteekamzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Vestsagsvale
Norwegian:
Vestsagsvale
Polish:
żałobniczka widłosterna
Portuguese:
Andorinha-riça
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-fante
Russian:
Гвинейская ласточка
Slovak:
lastovička zelená
Swedish:
fantisvala
Ukrainian:
Жалібничка вилохвоста
Chinese:
叉尾锯翅燕
Chinese (Traditional):
叉尾凹翅燕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hirondelle fanti ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Hirondelle fanti ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 1st edition:
Fanti Roughwing Swallow ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements, version 2021:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements, version 2022:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements, version 2023:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements, version 2024:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 3rd edition:
Fanti Roughwing Swallow ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 4th edition:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 6th edition:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements, version 2015:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements, version 2016:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements, version 2017:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements, version 2018:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Clements, version 2019:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
eBird version 1.50:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
eBird version 1.52:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
eBird version 1.53:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
eBird version 1.54:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
eBird version 1.55:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
eBird version 2015:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
eBird version 2016:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
eBird version 2017:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
eBird version 2018:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
eBird version 2019:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
eBird version 2021:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
eBird version 2022:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
eBird version 2023:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
eBird version 2024:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Fantee Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Fantee Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Fanti Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Fanti Roughwing Swallow ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Psalidoprocne obscura
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Psalidoprocne obscura
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Psalidoprocne obscura
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Fanti Sawwing ( Psalidoprocne obscura)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Psalidoprocne obscura
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Psalidoprocne obscura

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: oreneta fanti
Czech: Vlaštovka temná
Danish: Fantiskovsvale
German: Scherensc, Scherenschwanz-Sägeflügel, Scherenschwanzschwalbe, Scherenschwanz-Schwalbe
English: Fantee Rough-wing, Fantee Rough-winged Swallow, Fantee Sawwing, Fantee Saw-wing, Fanti Roughwing Swallow, Fanti Rough-wing Swallow, Fanti Rough-winged Swallow, Fanti Sawwing, Fanti Saw-wing
English, HBW: Fanti Saw-wing
English (IOC): Fanti Saw-wing
English (United States): Fanti Sawwing
Esperanto: Malhela segilflugilo
Spanish: Alas de Sierra Oscura, Golondrina Fanti
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina Fanti
Spanish (HBW): Fanti Sawwing
Estonian: läik-nõgipääsuke
Finnish: Savannikiiltopääsky, savanninokipääsky
French: Hirondelle de Fanti, Hirondelle fanti, Hirondelle hérissée, Hirondelle hérissée de Fantoo
Croatian: šumska lastavica
Hungarian: ollósfarkú fecske
Italian: Rondine scura, Rondine serrata di Fanti
Japanese (romaji): midorikurotsubame
Japanese: ミドリクロツバメ
Scientific: Hirundo obscura, Psalidoprocne obscura
Lithuanian: Skeltauodegė afrikinė kregždė
Dutch: Fanteekamzwaluw, Fantee-kamzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Vestsagsvale
Norwegian: Vestsagsvale
Polish: zalobniczka widlosterna, żałobniczka widłosterna
Portuguese: Andorinha-riça
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-fante, Andorinha-riça
Russian: Гвинейская ласточка, Ножницехвостая африканская ласточка
Slovak: lastovička zelená
Swedish: Fantikamvingesvala, fantisvala
Turkish: Fanti kırlangıcı
Ukrainian: Жалібничка вилохвоста
Chinese: 叉尾锯翅燕
Chinese (Traditional): 叉尾凹翅燕

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