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Crested Treeswift

Hemiprocne coronata

Least Concern

Envergadura

30,4 cm

Peso

27,400000000000002 g

Familia

Hemiprocnidae

Orden

Caprimulgiformes

Acerca de

El trepacolas de corona gris es un ave del sudeste de Asia con una corona gris característica, partes superiores verdes y cola bifurcada. Anida en ramas de árboles con un pequeño nido de saliva. Captura insectos al vuelo sobre los doseles forestales. Habita en bosques, bordes y zonas arboladas desde la India hasta el sudeste de Asia. A menudo se observa posado en ramas expuestas entre capturas de insectos.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	30,4 cm	12.0 in
Peso	27,400000000000002 g	0.97 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

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.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Bosque

Distribución geográfica

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.

Diet & Feeding

Aerial insectivore making sallying flights from an exposed perch to capture flying insects; returns to the same perch between sorties.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: HC. Fledging: 28 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

Sonido

Canto

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

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Caprimulgiformes (Chotacabras y Vencejos)
Familia	Hemiprocnidae
Genus	Hemiprocne
Especies	Hemiprocne coronata

Distribution

Crested Treeswift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Noruega

External Databases

Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Crested Treeswift eat?

Aerial insectivore making sallying flights from an exposed perch to capture flying insects; returns to the same perch between sorties.

Where does the Crested Treeswift live?

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.

Is the Crested Treeswift endangered?

The Crested Treeswift has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Crested Treeswift nest?

Nest type: HC. Fledging: 28 days.

What does the Crested Treeswift sound like?

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

How big is the Crested Treeswift?

The Crested Treeswift has a wingspan of 30.4 cm, weight of 27.400000000000002 g.

What order and family does the Crested Treeswift belong to?

The Crested Treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Hemiprocnidae.