Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusPsalidoprocne (Sawwings)
- SpeciesPsalidoprocne pristoptera (Black Sawwing)
The black saw-wing (Psalidoprocne pristoptera), also known as the blue saw-wing or black rough-winged swallow, is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. Wikipedia →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Black Sawwing sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 305 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arusha National Park
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Sawwing in Arusha National Park?
About 56% of wildlife watchers report a Black Sawwing sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 305 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black Sawwing in Arusha National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Black Sawwing in Arusha National Park in our monthly data.