• Synonyms Square-tailed Saw-wing Swallow, Square-tailed Rough-wing, Square-tailed Roughwing, Square tailed Sawwing, Square-tailed Rough-winged Swallow, Square-tailed Sawwing, Square-tailed Roughwing Swallow, Square-tailed Rough-wing Swallow, Square-tailed Saw-winged Swallow
  • Old latin name for bird Atticora nitens

Square-tailed Saw-wingbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
  • 2.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
  • 3.
    Adult, call, female, male, song, © Rod Cassidy
    Central African Republic
  • 4.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Square-tailed Saw-wing

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion c, w

Square-tailed Saw-wing subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Psalidoprocne nitens centralisn, c DRCongo-No
Psalidoprocne nitens nitensGuinea to w DRCongo and nw Angola-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanoreneta cuaquadrada
Chinese方尾锯翅燕
Chinese (Traditional)方尾凹翅燕
Croatiankratkorepa lastavica
Czechvlaštovka západoafrická
DanishRethalet Skovsvale
DutchJunglekamzwaluw, Jungle-kamzwaluw
EsperantoKvadratvosta segilflugilo
Estoniankantsaba-nõgipääsuke
Finnishpikkunokipääsky, Pikkukiiltopääsky
FrenchHirondelle hérissée à queue courte, Hirondelle à queue courte
GermanGlanzschwalbe, Glanzsägeflügel, Grünglanz-Schwalbe, Grünglanzschwalbe
ItalianRondine codasquadrata, Rondine serrata codaquadra
Japaneseカクビクロツバメ
Lithuaniankampuotuodegė afrikinė kregždė
Norwegiankorthalesagsvale, kortstjertsagsvale
Norwegian NynorskKorthalesagsvale
Polishzalobniczka równosterna, żałobniczka równosterna
Portugueseandorinha-de-cauda-quadrada, Andorinha-de-cauda-curta
RussianБлестящая африканская ласточка, Блестящая ласточка
Slovaklastovička tupochvostá, lastovicka hranatochvostá
SpanishGolondrina colicuadrada, Alas de Sierra de Cola Cuadrada
SwedishTvärstjärtad kamvingesvala, tvärstjärtad svala
TurkishKüt Kuyruklu Kırlangıç
Ukrainianжалібничка блискуча