Crested treeswift

Crested treeswift
The male (left) has chestnut ear covers while the female (right) has a white moustachial stripe.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Hemiprocnidae
Genus: Hemiprocne
Species:
H. coronata
Binomial name
Hemiprocne coronata
(Tickell, 1833)
Synonyms

Dendrochelidon coronatus
Hirundo coronata Tickell, 1833
Hemiprocne longipennis dryas Ripley, 1950
H. l. coronata

The crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) is a species of tree swift. It was for some time considered the same species as its eastern relative, the gray-rumped treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis), but they do not interbreed where their ranges overlap. It is distinct in flight, with long, bowed wings and a deeply forked tail that usually appears narrow and pointed.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Hemiprocne coronata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22686891A130112154. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22686891A130112154.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.