Preuss's Swallow (Petrochelidon preussi) - BirdLife species factsheet

Preuss's Swallow Petrochelidon preussi

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Petrochelidon preussi (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Hirundo preussi.

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	13 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	4,480,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	increasing	-	estimated	-
Generation length	2.21 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common (Keith et al. 1992). The population is estimated to be increasing following an apparent range expansion, perhaps linked to the availability of artificial nest-sites (del Hoyo et al. 2004).

Trend justification: The population is estimated to be increasing following an apparent range expansion, perhaps linked to the availability of artificial nest-sites (del Hoyo et al. 2004).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Non-breeding visitor
Benin	extant	native	yes
Burkina Faso	extant	native	yes
Cameroon	extant	native	yes
Central African Republic	extant	native	yes
Chad	extant	vagrant		yes
Congo	extant	native	yes
Côte d'Ivoire	extant	native	yes
Equatorial Guinea	extant	native	yes
Ghana	extant	native	yes
Guinea	extant	native	yes
Guinea-Bissau	extant	native	yes
Mali	extant	native	yes
Niger	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
Sierra Leone	extant	native	yes
Togo	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	resident
Savanna	Dry	major	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 1100 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Preuss's Swallow Petrochelidon preussi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/preusss-swallow-petrochelidon-preussi on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.