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Moustached Treeswift

Hemiprocne mystacea

Least Concern
Envergadura
43,3 cm
Peso
70,16666666666667 g
Familia
Hemiprocnidae
Orden
Caprimulgiformes

Acerca de

El trepacolas bigotudo es una especie grande del trepacolas de las Molucas y Papúa Nueva Guinea. Tiene partes superiores verdes brillantes, partes inferiores más claras y bigotes blancos. La cola está profundamente bifurcada. Captura insectos al vuelo sobre los doseles forestales. Anida en ramas de árboles. Habita en bosques primarios y bordes. Contribuye al control de insectos en los ecosistemas forestales de su área de distribución.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 43,3 cm 17.0 in
Peso 70,16666666666667 g 2.48 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Large treeswift; dark blackish-grey upperparts with greenish gloss; bold white supercilium and long white postocular stripe forming moustache; chestnut ear coverts in male; white underparts; deeply forked long tail; Australasian species.

Habitat & Range

Distribución geográfica

Found from the Moluccas and New Guinea east through the Bismarcks and Solomons to Micronesia. Resident in forest edge and open areas.

Diet & Feeding

Sally-hunting aerial insectivore taking flies, beetles, and winged ants from an exposed tree perch; not continuously airborne.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: SA.

Tamaño de la puesta

1

Sonido

Canto

Loud, screaming 'kreee-kreee'; powerful shrill calls from New Guinea forest edge; largest treeswift; calls from exposed high perch; alarm a rapid piercing scream

Taxonomía

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

Distribution

Moustached Treeswift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Moustached Treeswift eat?
Sally-hunting aerial insectivore taking flies, beetles, and winged ants from an exposed tree perch; not continuously airborne.
Where does the Moustached Treeswift live?
Found from the Moluccas and New Guinea east through the Bismarcks and Solomons to Micronesia. Resident in forest edge and open areas.
Is the Moustached Treeswift endangered?
The Moustached Treeswift has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Moustached Treeswift nest?
Nest type: SA.
What does the Moustached Treeswift sound like?
Loud, screaming 'kreee-kreee'; powerful shrill calls from New Guinea forest edge; largest treeswift; calls from exposed high perch; alarm a rapid piercing scream
How big is the Moustached Treeswift?
The Moustached Treeswift has a wingspan of 43.3 cm, weight of 70.16666666666667 g.
What order and family does the Moustached Treeswift belong to?
The Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Hemiprocnidae.

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