Whiskered Treeswift vs Moustached Treeswift

Hemiprocne comata เปรียบเทียบกับ Hemiprocne mystacea

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Whiskered Treeswift Moustached Treeswift
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Hemiprocne comata Hemiprocne mystacea
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Hemiprocnidae Hemiprocnidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 25.8 cm (10.2 in) 43.3 cm (17.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 21.05 g (0.74 oz) 70.16666666666667 g (2.48 oz)
อาหาร Aerial insectivore launching from a treetop perch to hawk flies, beetles, and small flying insects; … Sally-hunting aerial insectivore taking flies, beetles, and winged ants from an exposed tree perch; not …
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Whiskered Treeswift only

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Moustached Treeswift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Whiskered Treeswift

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, high-pitched 'kik-kik'; thin metallic calls; smaller size produces higher, thinner calls than other treeswifts; calls from Borneo canopy; rapid repetition when alarmed

Moustached Treeswift

เสียงร้อง

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Whiskered Treeswift

Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula south through Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines. Resident in lowland and hill forest up to 1,000 m.

Moustached Treeswift

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

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Whiskered Treeswift

Least Concern

Moustached Treeswift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Whiskered Treeswift

ขนนก

Tiny treeswift; males glossy blue-black above; bold white supercilium and white postocular stripe resemble whiskers; chestnut ear patch; underparts white; females similar minus chestnut; smallest treeswift with striking facial contrast.

Moustached Treeswift

ขนนก

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 …

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About These Birds

Whiskered Treeswift

A small treeswift (15-16 cm) with prominent white facial whiskers and a deeply forked tail. Dark plumage with metallic green sheen. Found in lowland and montane forests of Southeast Asia. Aerial insectivore, perching delicately on thin branches in the forest canopy.

Moustached Treeswift

A medium-sized treeswift (25-30 cm) with a large, swept-back crest and a distinctive white streak from the eye. Found in forests and forest edges from the Moluccas through New Guinea to the Solomon Islands. Aerial insectivore, often seen perching on high bare branches. The largest treeswift.

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