White-headed Sawwing Psalidoprocne albiceps Scientific name definitions

13 cm; 11–14 g. Male has distinctive white crown, forehead, side of head, chin and throat , black bar from bill through eye and ear-coverts; rest of plumage brownish-black with slight green sheen; tail moderately forked ; underwing-coverts grey-brown. Female is similar to male, but with variable amount of white on crown (usually only few white feathers), throat less pure white, tail shorter. Juvenile lacks white on head, has throat ashy brown, tail shorter. Race suffusa differs from nominate in having less white on crown, greyer ear-coverts, throat and underwing.

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Not very vocal; has twittering call  .