Whiskered Treeswift
Hemiprocne comata(Temminck, CJ, 1824)
English (US) Whiskered Treeswift
The Whiskered Treeswift (Hemiprocne comata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Hemiprocnidae (Treeswifts) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Hemiprocne comata
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Whiskered Treeswift
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Hemiprocne comata comata
- Hemiprocne comata major
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cypselus comatus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
- Type locality
- Sumatra.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.45, vol.4 pl.268
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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