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Grey-rumped treeswift

Hemiprocne longipennis (Rafinesque, 1802)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The grey-rumped treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) is a species in the family Hemiprocnidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 42.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Grey-rumped treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis)
Photo: Seshadri.K.S · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the grey-rumped treeswift

Weight
42.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
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 grey-rumped treeswift live?

Not recorded

What is the grey-rumped treeswift?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grey-rumped treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) is a species of bird in the Hemiprocnidae family. Currently, four extant species are placed in the family. Like the other members of the Hemiprocnidae, this species is closely related to true swifts, but unlike true swifts, the treeswifts are arboreal, often seen perched on trees, high-tension power transmission lines, and pylons. When perched, the wing tips cross over the tail. This species is commonly found in peninsular Malaysia, but has an extremely large range; there is limited information about population trends.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey-rumped treeswift” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey-rumped_treeswift&oldid=1316138373), 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 grey-rumped treeswift endangered?

The grey-rumped 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. What the categories mean.

How is the grey-rumped treeswift classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyHemiprocnidae
  6. genusHemiprocne
  7. SpeciesHemiprocne longipennis (Rafinesque, 1802)

Synonyms Hirundo longipennis

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Gray-rumped treeswiftEnglish
  • سمامة الشجر رمادية الأردافArabic
  • falciot arbori verdósCatalan
  • klecho chocholatýCzech
  • coblyn coed cribogWelsh
  • Grøntoppet TræsejlerDanish
  • HaubenbaumseglerGerman
  • grizpuga arbapodoEsperanto
  • Vencejo arborícola culigrísSpanish
  • tutt-puispiiritajaEstonian
  • töyhtökiitäjäFinnish
  • Hémiprocné longipenneFrench
  • čiopa stablašicaCroatian
  • kléhóHungarian
  • Tepekong jambulIndonesian
  • Rondone arboricolo groppagrigiaItalian
  • カンムリアマツバメJapanese
  • 애기뿔칼새Korean
  • žaliagurklis kuoduotasis čiurlysLithuanian
  • Gekuifde BoomgierzwaluwDutch
  • rustkinntreseilerNorwegian
  • czubik rudolicyPolish
  • andorinhão-arborícola-esverdeadoPortuguese
  • andorinhão-arborícola-d'asa-longaPortuguese
  • Блестящий клехоRussian
  • Хохлатый древесный стрижRussian
  • klecho dlhokrídlySlovak
  • Čiopa sa drveta sivog nadrepkaSerbian
  • grön trädseglareSwedish
  • นกแอ่นฟ้าตะโพกสีเทาThai
  • Gri Sırtlı Ağaç EbabiliTurkish
  • клехо зеленокрилийUkrainian
  • 灰腰凤头雨燕Chinese
  • 灰腰鳳頭雨燕Chinese

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Relatives of the grey-rumped treeswift

Other species in the same genus Hemiprocne.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the grey-rumped treeswift?

An adult grey-rumped treeswift weighs 42.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey-rumped treeswift endangered?

The grey-rumped 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 grey-rumped treeswift?

The grey-rumped treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) belongs to the family Hemiprocnidae in the order Apodiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grey-rumped treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-rumped-treeswift

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BibTeX
@misc{grey_rumped_treeswift_2026,
  title = {Grey-rumped treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-rumped-treeswift},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}