Crested Treeswift vs Grey-rumped Treeswift

Hemiprocne coronata ile kıyaslandığında Hemiprocne longipennis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Crested Treeswift Grey-rumped Treeswift
Bilimsel Ad Hemiprocne coronata Hemiprocne longipennis
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Hemiprocnidae Hemiprocnidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 30,4 cm (12.0 in) 33,5 cm (13.2 in)
Ağırlık 27,400000000000002 g (0.97 oz) 35,9 g (1.27 oz)
Beslenme Aerial insectivore making sallying flights from an exposed perch to capture flying insects; returns to … Perch-sallying aerial hunter catching small flying insects, including flies and beetles, in swift low-altitude pursuits.
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Crested Treeswift only

Hiçbiri

Grey-rumped Treeswift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Crested Treeswift

Şarkı

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

Grey-rumped Treeswift

Şarkı

High, screaming 'keeer-keeer'; shrill piercing calls from forest canopy; metallic quality; calls from prominent high perch in Southeast Asian forest; alarm a sharp scream

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Geographic Range & Migration

Crested Treeswift

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.

Grey-rumped Treeswift

Found from southern India through the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. Resident in open forest and forest edge.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Crested Treeswift

Least Concern

Grey-rumped Treeswift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Crested Treeswift

Tuy

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.

Grey-rumped Treeswift

Tuy

Males dark blue-grey upperparts with grey rump; chestnut ear coverts; white supercilium; underparts whitish with pale grey flanks; females lack chestnut ear patch; notably pale grey rump contrasts with darker …

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About These Birds

Crested Treeswift

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.

Grey-rumped Treeswift

A medium-sized treeswift (20-23 cm) found in lowland forests of Southeast Asia from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo and the Philippines. Dark brown plumage with a contrasting grey rump. Aerial insectivore, often perching conspicuously on high exposed branches in small groups.

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