Preuss's cliff swallow
Preuss's cliff swallow | |
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Four in Southwest Region, Cameroon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Hirundinidae |
Genus: | Petrochelidon |
Species: | P. preussi |
Binomial name | |
Petrochelidon preussi (Reichenow, 1898) | |
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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.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Hirundo preussi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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