Grey-rumped Treeswift
Hemiprocne longipennis(Rafinesque, CS, 1802)
English (US) Gray-rumped Treeswift
UK name: Grey-rumped Treeswift
The Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) 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 longipennis
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-rumped Treeswift
- English (UK)
- Grey-rumped Treeswift
- Described by
- (Rafinesque, CS, 1802)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Hemiprocne longipennis harterti
- Hemiprocne longipennis perlonga
- Hemiprocne longipennis longipennis
- Hemiprocne longipennis wallacii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo longipennis
- Described by
- (Rafinesque, CS, 1802)
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Bulletin des Sciences par la Société Philomathique de Paris 3 p.153
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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