Crested Treeswift vs Grey-rumped Treeswift

Hemiprocne coronata verglichen mit Hemiprocne longipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Crested Treeswift Grey-rumped Treeswift
Wissenschaftlicher Name Hemiprocne coronata Hemiprocne longipennis
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Hemiprocnidae Hemiprocnidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 30,4 cm (12.0 in) 33,5 cm (13.2 in)
Gewicht 27,400000000000002 g (0.97 oz) 35,9 g (1.27 oz)
Ernährung Aerial insectivore making sallying flights from an exposed perch to capture flying insects; returns to … Perch-sallying aerial hunter catching small flying insects, including flies and beetles, in swift low-altitude pursuits.
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Crested Treeswift

Gesang

Loud, shrill 'kik-kik-ki-ki'; sharp metallic screech; calls from high perch in South Asian forest; alarm a rapid screeching series; contact a thin high-pitched whistle

Grey-rumped Treeswift

Gesang

High, screaming 'keeer-keeer'; shrill piercing calls from forest canopy; metallic quality; calls from prominent high perch in Southeast Asian forest; alarm a sharp scream

Geographic Range & Migration

Crested Treeswift

Found across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia from India east to Indochina. Resident in open deciduous forest and edge up to 1,500 m.

Grey-rumped Treeswift

Found from southern India through the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. Resident in open forest and forest edge.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Crested Treeswift

Least Concern

Grey-rumped Treeswift

How to Tell Them Apart

Crested Treeswift

Gefieder

Males grey above with blue-grey gloss; long erectile blue-grey crest; chestnut ear patch; white supercilium; underparts white with grey flanks; females similar but lack chestnut ear patch; elegant arboreal treeswift.

Grey-rumped Treeswift

Gefieder

Males dark blue-grey upperparts with grey rump; chestnut ear coverts; white supercilium; underparts whitish with pale grey flanks; females lack chestnut ear patch; notably pale grey rump contrasts with darker …

About These Birds

Crested Treeswift

A medium-sized treeswift (21-23 cm) with a broad, swept-back crest and long, deeply forked tail. Silver-grey plumage with a pale face and dark ear patch. Found in open forests from India to Southeast Asia. Aerial insectivore perching prominently on bare branches between sallies.

Grey-rumped Treeswift

A medium-sized treeswift (20-23 cm) found in lowland forests of Southeast Asia from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo and the Philippines. Dark brown plumage with a contrasting grey rump. Aerial insectivore, often perching conspicuously on high exposed branches in small groups.

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