Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusPsalidoprocne (Sawwings)
- SpeciesPsalidoprocne pristoptera (Black Sawwing)
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Angola Swallow
Hirundo angolensis
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Gray-rumped Swallow
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
📅 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 Nyungwe National Park?
About 60% of visitor-days record a Black Sawwing sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 773 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
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.