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Crested treeswift

Hemiprocne coronata (Tickell, 1833)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) is a species in the family Hemiprocnidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 29 g to 30 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)
Photo: Thimindu Goonatillake from Colombo, Sri Lanka · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the crested treeswift

Weight
29 g – 30 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the crested treeswift live?

Not recorded

What is the crested treeswift?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Crested treeswift” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crested_treeswift&oldid=1380734788), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the crested treeswift endangered?

The crested treeswift is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the crested treeswift classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyHemiprocnidae
  6. genusHemiprocne
  7. SpeciesHemiprocne coronata (Tickell, 1833)

Synonyms Cypselus longipennis, Dendrochelidon schisticolor, Dendrochelidon velatus, Hemiprocne coronata coronata, Hemiprocne longipennis coronata, Hirundo coronata

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • سمامة الشجر المتوجةArabic
  • falciot arbori coronatCatalan
  • klecho rezavolícíCzech
  • Gråtoppet TræsejlerDanish
  • KronenbaumseglerGerman
  • kresta arbapodoEsperanto
  • Vencejo arborícola coronadoSpanish
  • kroon-puispiiritajaEstonian
  • intiantöyhtökiitäjäFinnish
  • Hémiprocné couronnéFrench
  • ćubasta čiopaCroatian
  • koronás sarlósfecskeHungarian
  • Rondone arboricolo crestatoItalian
  • インドカンムリアマツバメJapanese
  • 뿔칼새Korean
  • paprastasis kuoduotasis čiurlysLithuanian
  • കൊമ്പൻ ശരപ്പക്ഷിMalayalam
  • Gekroonde BoomgierzwaluwDutch
  • topptreseilerNorwegian
  • czubik koroniastyPolish
  • andorinhão-arborícola-coroadoPortuguese
  • Andorinhão-arborícola-de-cristaPortuguese
  • andorinhão-arborícola-de-poupaPortuguese
  • Хохлатый клехоRussian
  • Древесный стрижRussian
  • klecho chochlatýSlovak
  • Ćubasta čiopa sa drvetaSerbian
  • tofsträdseglareSwedish
  • นกแอ่นฟ้าหงอนThai
  • Tepeli Ağaç EbabiliTurkish
  • клехо індійськийUkrainian
  • 凤头雨燕Chinese
  • 鳳頭雨燕Chinese

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Relatives of the crested treeswift

Other species in the same genus Hemiprocne.

CompareCrested treeswift vs Whiskered treeswiftCrested treeswift vs Grey-rumped treeswiftCrested treeswift vs Moustached treeswift

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the crested treeswift?

An adult crested treeswift weighs 29 g – 30 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the crested treeswift endangered?

The crested treeswift is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the crested treeswift?

The crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) belongs to the family Hemiprocnidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crested-treeswift

MLA

“Crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/crested-treeswift.

BibTeX
@misc{crested_treeswift_2026,
  title = {Crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crested-treeswift},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}