Hemiprocne comata (Whiskered Treeswift)

Whiskered Treeswift

Dutch: Kleine Boomgierzwaluw

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Hemiprocnidae
Genus: Hemiprocne
Species: Hemiprocne comata




Many thanks to the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, for allowing us to photograph this specimen.

Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge)

Length: 26 mm
Length cranium: 18 mm
Width (cranium): 16 mm
Height (cranium): 11 mm
Alternative names: Ohrenbaumsegler (German), Hémiprocné coiffé (French), Vencejo Arborícola Chico (Spanish)


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