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Preuss's Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon preussi (Reichenow, 1898)
Hirundinidae — Swallows, Martins
Preuss's Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon preussi, is a bird of the swallow family that breeds in parts of Africa, from Guinea-Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone east to north-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon and the Central African Republic, with a further breeding area in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a member of the Hirundinidae and was described by Reichenow in 1898. Its recorded range also includes several West and Central African countries beyond the breeding areas listed here.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Hirundinidae — Swallows, Martins
- Breeding range
- Africa: Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone to ne Nigeria, Cameroon and Central African Republic; ne DRCongo
