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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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When to see the Fanti Saw-wing
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Fanti Saw-wing
The map shades 13 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Fanti Saw-wing
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 is often described as the most beautiful of the swallows, owing to its uniformly shimmering green plumage.
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Easily confused with
Square-tailed Saw-wingPsalidoprocne nitensIt is dark green, almost black.
Mountain Saw-wingPsalidoprocne fuliginosaThe mountain saw-wing, also known as the mountain rough-winged swallow or the Cameroon Mountain rough-winged swallow is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.
White-headed Saw-wingPsalidoprocne albicepsThe white-headed saw-wing, also known as the white-headed rough-winged swallow is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.
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