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Crested treeswift
| Crested treeswift | |
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| The male (left) has chestnut ear covers while the female (right) has a white moustachial stripe. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Hemiprocnidae |
| Genus: | Hemiprocne |
| Species: | H. coronata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemiprocne coronata (Tickell, 1833)
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| Synonyms | |
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Dendrochelidon coronatus | |
The crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) is a species of tree swift. It was for some time considered the same species as its eastern relative, the gray-rumped treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis), but they do not interbreed where their ranges overlap. It is distinct in flight, with long, bowed wings and a deeply forked tail that usually appears narrow and pointed.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Hemiprocne coronata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22686891A130112154. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22686891A130112154.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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