Female © Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok eBird S55703839 Macaulay Library ML 156541821
Male © Michael Fuhrer
Female © Leslie Loh
Female © Frédéric PELSY
Male © Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok
+ 2
Pair © Paul Farrell

Gray-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis

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Identification

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Long-winged and long-tailed, this inhabitant of the forest canopy closely resembles a swift, but unlike true swifts, frequently perches upright for long periods of time. Dark gray above with a short, angular crest and dark orange cheek patches. Female is paler below than male. Long tail is sometimes opened in a deep fork when in flight, but appears long and thin when closed. Longer-winged and longer-necked silhouette than swifts in flight. Forages both aerially and by hawking from an exposed perch. Inhabits lowland and foothill forests, particularly wet forests. Gives series of squeaky calls.

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