Crested Treeswift

How to identify

Field marks

1. Crest on the head and a long, deeply forked tail
2. Dove-gray upperparts and white underparts
3. Long, swept-back wings, dark gray above

Male, female and young

The male has orange cheeks and the female gray cheeks; both have a thin white stripe below the eye.

Voice

Harsh calls such as “kee-kyew”, or a three-note “kip-kee-kep” with emphasis on the middle note.

Where and when it's recorded

Crested Treeswift has been recorded at 255 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. TmatboeyCambodia1,277 records
2. Yala National ParkSri Lanka873 records
3. Kanha NP – Mukki ZoneIndia849 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaSri LankaCambodiaThailandNepalChinaVietnamMyanmar (Burma)

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) is a species of tree swift. It is distinct in flight, with long, bowed wings and a deeply forked tail that usually appears narrow and pointed.

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