Whiskered Treeswift
Hemiprocne comata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyHemiprocnidae (Treeswifts)
- GenusHemiprocne (Treeswifts)
- SpeciesHemiprocne comata (Whiskered Treeswift)
About the Whiskered Treeswift
The whiskered treeswift (Hemiprocne comata) is a species of bird in the family Hemiprocnidae. It is the smallest of 4 species in genus Hemiprocne and is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Medium, unique white elongated 'whiskers' above and below eye, shaggy crest, deeply forked tail, sexes similar. Male lores black; two elongated white 'whiskers', one above eye from forehead extending past nape; ear chestnut; rest of head and throat, tail, upper and underwing coverts, and primaries dark metallic blue. Each secondary has a large white spot on inner web; back to uppertail coverts, breast and upper belly bronze olive; lower belly and undertail coverts white. Female lacks chestnut ear. Immature plumage not known. Bill black; eye dark brown; legs purplish brown.
Whiskered treeswifts are usually 14-16cm long with 13cm wings. Due to their small size, their nesting habitats have been observed to be composed of small feathers. These feathers are shaped... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Gunung Leuser National Park
Gray-rumped Treeswift
Hemiprocne longipennis
Plume-toed Swiftlet
Collocalia affinis
Black-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus maximus
Silver-rumped Needletail
Rhaphidura leucopygialis
White-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus fuciphagus
Waterfall Swift
Hydrochous gigas
Brown-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus
Pacific Swift
Apus pacificus
Asian Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
House Swift
Apus nipalensis
Mossy-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus salangana
White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 11 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Whiskered Treeswift in Gunung Leuser National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Whiskered Treeswift sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Whiskered Treeswift in Gunung Leuser National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Whiskered Treeswift in Gunung Leuser National Park in our monthly data.