Whiskered Treeswift

Whiskered Treeswift

Hemiprocne comata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Gray-rumped Treeswift
LC

Gray-rumped Treeswift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemiprocne longipennis

10–20% · Possible
Plume-toed Swiftlet

Plume-toed Swiftlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Collocalia affinis

30–40% · Possible
Silver-rumped Needletail
LC

Silver-rumped Needletail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhaphidura leucopygialis

20–30% · Possible
Brown-backed Needletail
LC

Brown-backed Needletail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundapus giganteus

<5% · Rare
House Swift
LC

House Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Apus nipalensis

<5% · Rare
Pacific Swift
LC

Pacific Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus pacificus

<5% · Rare
White-nest Swiftlet
LC

White-nest Swiftlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aerodramus fuciphagus

<5% · Rare
Asian Palm-Swift
LC

Asian Palm-Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cypsiurus balasiensis

<5% · Rare
Black-nest Swiftlet
LC

Black-nest Swiftlet

Bird

Aerodramus maximus

<5% · Rare
Mossy-nest Swiftlet
LC

Mossy-nest Swiftlet

Bird

Aerodramus salangana

Insufficient data
White-throated Needletail
LC

White-throated Needletail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundapus caudacutus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
2 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
5 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
8 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Whiskered Treeswift in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 47% of visitor-days record a Whiskered Treeswift sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 658 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Whiskered Treeswift in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

January has the highest sighting rate for Whiskered Treeswift in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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