Black Sawwing

Black Sawwing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
773 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Black Sawwing sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 773 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
50–60
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
70–80
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
60–70%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
3 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
4 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
5 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
6 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
7 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
40–50%
8 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
10 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
11 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
13 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
14 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
15 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
16 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
17 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
18 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
19 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
20 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
21 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
22 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
23 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
24 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
25 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
26 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
28 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
29 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
30 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
31 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
32 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
33 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
35 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
36 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
37 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
38 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
39 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Sawwing in Nyungwe National Park?

About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black Sawwing sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 773 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Sawwing in Nyungwe National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Black Sawwing in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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