Hemiprocne_mystacea

Moustached treeswift

Moustached treeswift

Species of bird

The moustached treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea) is a species of bird in the family Hemiprocnidae. It is found in the northern Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck and the Solomon Islands archipelagos. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The Moustached treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea), a species of bird in the family Hemiprocnidae, is known for its remarkable aerial foraging abilities. Recent scientific studies, such as Rohwer and Wang's quantitative analysis in 2010, have highlighted the unique feather replacement patterns that contribute to its agile flight and successful prey capture.[2]

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

References

  1. [1]
    BirdLife International (2016). "Hemiprocne mystacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686897A93130201. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686897A93130201.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Rohwer, Sievert; Wang, Luan-Keng (2010-07-14). Rands, Sean (ed.). "A Quantitative Analysis of Flight Feather Replacement in the Moustached Tree Swift Hemiprocne mystacea, a Tropical Aerial Forager". PLOS ONE. 5 (7): e11586. Bibcode:2010PLoSO...511586R. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011586. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 2904382. PMID 20644642.


Stub icon

This Apodiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Hemiprocne_mystacea, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.