Crested treeswift
| Crested treeswift | |
|---|---|
| The male (left) has chestnut ear coverts while the female (right) does not. | |
| Scientific 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 | |
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Dendrochelidon coronatus | |
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.