Whiskered treeswift

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Whiskered treeswift
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Hemiprocnidae
Genus: Hemiprocne
Species:
H. comata
Binomial name
Hemiprocne comata
(Temminck, 1824)

The whiskered treeswift (Hemiprocne comata) is a species of bird in the family Hemiprocnidae. It is the smallest of 4 species in genus Hemiprocne[2] and is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.[3]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Distribution[]

medium, unique white elongated 'whiskers' above and below eye, shaggy crest, deeply forked tail, sexes similar. male lores black; 2 elongated white 'whiskers,' 1 above eye from forehead extending past nape; ear chestnut; rest of head and throat, tail, upper and underwing coverts, and primaries dark metallic blue; each secondary has a large white spot on inner web; back to uppertail coverts, breast and upper belly bronze olive; lower belly and undertail coverts white. female lacks chestnut ear. imm plumage not known. bill black; eye dark brown; legs purplish brown.

References[]

  • A Guide to the birds of the philippines(2000) Robert S. Kennedy pedro C. Gonzales, Edward C, Dickinson Hector C. Miranda, jr. & Timothy H. Fisher
  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Hemiprocne comata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686900A93130401. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686900A93130401.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ National Geographic complete birds of the world. Harris, Tim (Ornithologist), National Geographic Society (U.S.). Washington, D.C.: National Geographic. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4262-0403-6. OCLC 244055602.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "Hemiprocne comata (Temminck, 1824)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-05-02.


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