Crested Treeswift vs Moustached Treeswift

Hemiprocne coronata so với Hemiprocne mystacea

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Crested Treeswift Moustached Treeswift
Tên Khoa Học Hemiprocne coronata Hemiprocne mystacea
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Hemiprocnidae Hemiprocnidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 30,4 cm (12.0 in) 43,3 cm (17.0 in)
Khối Lượng 27,400000000000002 g (0.97 oz) 70,16666666666667 g (2.48 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Aerial insectivore making sallying flights from an exposed perch to capture flying insects; returns to … Sally-hunting aerial insectivore taking flies, beetles, and winged ants from an exposed tree perch; not …
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Crested Treeswift only

Không

Moustached Treeswift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Crested Treeswift

Tiếng Hót

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

Moustached Treeswift

Tiếng Hót

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

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.

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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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Crested Treeswift

Least Concern

Moustached Treeswift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Crested Treeswift

Bộ Lông

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.

Moustached Treeswift

Bộ Lông

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

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.

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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