White-headed saw-wing

White-headed saw-wing

White-headed rough-winged swallow

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Psalidoprocne albiceps

The white-headed saw-wing (Psalidoprocne albiceps ), also known as the white-headed rough-winged swallow is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

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This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern by the IUCN.

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White-headed saw-wing
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References

1. White-headed saw-wing Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-headed_saw-wing
2. White-headed saw-wing on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22712515/94336107
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/289267

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