Whiskered treeswift
Hemiprocne comata (Temminck, 1824)
The whiskered treeswift (Hemiprocne comata) is a species in the family Hemiprocnidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 20.6 g to 20.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the whiskered treeswift
- Weight
- 20.6 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
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the whiskered treeswift live?
Not recorded
What is the whiskered treeswift?
The whiskered treeswift (Hemiprocne comata) is a species of bird in the family Hemiprocnidae. It is the smallest of 4 species in genus Hemiprocne and is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Is the whiskered treeswift endangered?
The whiskered treeswift is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the whiskered treeswift classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyHemiprocnidae
- genusHemiprocne
- SpeciesHemiprocne comata (Temminck, 1824)
Synonyms Cypselus comatus
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- سمامة الشجر المشوربةArabic
- Малък качулат бързолетBulgarian
- Glaouer-gwez bouchekBreton
- falciot arbori menutCatalan
- klecho menšíCzech
- coblyn coed bachWelsh
- TræsejlerDanish
- OhrenbaumseglerGerman
- eta arbapodoEsperanto
- Vencejo arborícola chicoSpanish
- väike-puispiiritajaEstonian
- بادخورک درختی سبیلدارPersian
- pikkupuukiitäjäFinnish
- Hémiprocné coifféFrench
- brkata čiopaCroatian
- füles sarlósfecskeHungarian
- Tepekong rangkangIndonesian
- Rondone arboricolo baffutoItalian
- Rondone boschereccio baffutoItalian
- コシラヒゲカンムリアマツバメJapanese
- mažasis kuoduotasis čiurlysLithuanian
- Kleine BoomgierzwaluwDutch
- dvergtreseilerNorwegian
- czubik małyPolish
- andorinhão-arborícola-pequenoPortuguese
- Ушастый клехоRussian
- Ушастый древесный стрижRussian
- klecho pestrýSlovak
- Čiopa sa drveta sa zaliscimaSerbian
- mindre trädseglareSwedish
- นกแอ่นฟ้าเคราขาวThai
- Küçük Ağaç EbabiliTurkish
- клехо малийUkrainian
- Yến mào riaVietnamese
- 小鳳頭雨燕Chinese
- 小须凤头雨燕Chinese
Relatives of the whiskered treeswift
Other species in the same genus Hemiprocne.
Crested treeswift
Hemiprocne coronata
Grey-rumped treeswift
Hemiprocne longipennis
Moustached treeswift
Hemiprocne mystacea
CompareWhiskered treeswift vs Crested treeswiftWhiskered treeswift vs Grey-rumped treeswiftWhiskered treeswift vs Moustached treeswift
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the whiskered treeswift?
An adult whiskered treeswift weighs 20.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the whiskered treeswift endangered?
The whiskered 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 whiskered treeswift?
The whiskered treeswift (Hemiprocne comata) belongs to the family Hemiprocnidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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