Preuss's cliff swallow

Preuss's cliff swallow
Four in Southwest Region, Cameroon
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Petrochelidon
Species: P. preussi
Binomial name
Petrochelidon preussi
(Reichenow, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Hirundo preussi

Preuss's cliff swallow (Petrochelidon preussi), also known as Preuss's swallow, is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

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