Moustached Treeswift
Hemiprocne mystacea(Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1827)
English (US) Moustached Treeswift
The Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea) 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 mystacea
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Moustached Treeswift
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Hemiprocne mystacea confirmata
- Hemiprocne mystacea mystacea
- Hemiprocne mystacea aeroplanes
- Hemiprocne mystacea macrura
- Hemiprocne mystacea woodfordiana
- Hemiprocne mystacea carbonaria
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cypselus mystaceus
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1827)
- Type locality
- New Guinea.
- Original description
- Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles et de Géologie t.11 p.113
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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