Black Saw-wing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
The black rough-winged swallow is a small swallow at 13–15 cm length with a forked tail. Its plumage is blue-glossed black. Sexes are similar, but the female has shorter outer tail feathers, and less obvious wing serrations. Juveniles are brown with little gloss, and have short tails. There are many subspecies of this swallow, which some authorities may split into different species. In particular, four northeastern races, including nominate P. p.
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Fanti Saw-wing
Psalidoprocne obscura
This is a small swallow at 17 cm. Its plumage is glossy green. The tail is long and deeply forked. Sexes are similar, but the female has a shorter tail. Juveniles are brown with little gloss, and have short tails.
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