Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusPsalidoprocne (Sawwings)
- SpeciesPsalidoprocne pristoptera (Black Sawwing)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Rufous-chested Swallow
Cecropis semirufa
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
White-throated Swallow
Hirundo albigularis
Gray-rumped Swallow
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
Greater Striped-Swallow
Cecropis cucullata
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
South African Swallow
Petrochelidon spilodera
📅 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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Black Sawwing sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 357 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Sawwing in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black Sawwing in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.