Moustached treeswift

Moustached treeswift
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Strisores
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Hemiprocnidae
Genus:	Hemiprocne
Species:	H. mystacea
Binomial name
Hemiprocne mystacea (Lesson & Garnot, 1827)

The moustached treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea) is a species of bird in the family Hemiprocnidae. It is found in the northern Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck and the Solomon Islands archipelagos. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The Moustached treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea), a species of bird in the family Hemiprocnidae, is known for its remarkable aerial foraging abilities. Recent scientific studies, such as Rohwer and Wang's quantitative analysis in 2010, have highlighted the unique feather replacement patterns that contribute to its agile flight and successful prey capture.^[2]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Hemiprocne mystacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686897A93130201. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686897A93130201.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Rohwer, Sievert; Wang, Luan-Keng (2010-07-14). Rands, Sean (ed.). "A Quantitative Analysis of Flight Feather Replacement in the Moustached Tree Swift Hemiprocne mystacea, a Tropical Aerial Forager". PLOS ONE. 5 (7): e11586. Bibcode:2010PLoSO...511586R. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011586. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 2904382. PMID 20644642.