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Crested Treeswift

Hemiprocne coronata

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

30.4 cm

वजन

27.400000000000002 g

कुल

Hemiprocnidae

गण

Caprimulgiformes

के बारे में

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.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	30.4 cm	12.0 in
वजन	27.400000000000002 g	0.97 oz

पहचान

पंख

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

🌲 Forest

भौगोलिक वितरण

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.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: HC. Fledging: 28 days.

अंडों की संख्या

ध्वनि

गीत

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

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
कुल	Hemiprocnidae
Genus	Hemiprocne
प्रजातियां	Hemiprocne coronata

Distribution

Crested Treeswift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

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.