Dec 11

The Crested Treeswift acts like a swallow but is closely related to the swifts. It lives mostly in the air, but will nest on a tree branch attaching its nest to a branch with ‘glue’.

The Crested Treeswift spends most of its time in the air feeding on insects.

Classification:

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Hemiprocnidae
Genus: Hemiprocne
Species: H. coronata

Photos:

Crested Treeswift
Crested Treeswift

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Crested Treeswift

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