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Crested Treeswift

Hemiprocne coronata

Least Concern
Envergadura
30,4 cm
Peso
27,400000000000002 g
Família
Hemiprocnidae
Ordem
Caprimulgiformes

Sobre

O andorinhão-trepador-de-coroa-cinzenta é uma ave do sudeste asiático com uma coroa cinzenta característica, partes superiores verdes e cauda bifurcada. Nidifica em ramos de árvores com um pequeno ninho de saliva. Captura insetos em voo sobre os dosséis florestais. Habita em florestas, orlas e zonas arborizadas desde a Índia até ao sudeste asiático. Frequentemente observado empoleirado em ramos expostos entre capturas de insetos.

Physical Description

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

Identificação

Plumagem

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

Distribuição 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 conservação

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: HC. Fledging: 28 days.

Tamanho da postura

1

Som

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

Taxonomia

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordem Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Família Hemiprocnidae
Genus Hemiprocne
Espécies Hemiprocne coronata

Distribution

Crested Treeswift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Perguntas frequentes

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.

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