How big is a Moustached Treeswift?

The Moustached Treeswift is a medium sized bird weighing about 70 g.

Where can you see a Moustached Treeswift?

The Moustached Treeswift occurs in 3 countries, including Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

What birds look similar to a Moustached Treeswift?

The Moustached Treeswift is most easily confused with the Whiskered Treeswift, the Grey-rumped Treeswift and the Crested Treeswift.

Is the Moustached Treeswift endangered?

The Moustached Treeswift is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Moustached Treeswift

Hemiprocne mystacea

Treeswifts · Apodiformes · Rare

The Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea) is a rare treeswift found in 3 countries, weighing about 70 g. The moustached treeswift is a species of bird in the family Hemiprocnidae.

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Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea), photo 1 — Photo: PampaSorro · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea), photo 2 — Photo: PampaSorro · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea), photo 3 — Photo: PampaSorro · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea), photo 4 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea), photo 5 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea), photo 6 — Photo: Sandra Keller · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea), photo 7 — Photo: themaskedlapwing · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea), photo 8 — Photo: Abby Darrah · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea), photo 9 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea), photo 10 — Photo: Zara · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Moustached Treeswift

The moustached treeswift 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.

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Where it lives

Indonesia Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands

When to see it

Best months: April, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in July. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Moustached Treeswift look like?: The moustached treeswift is a species of bird in the family Hemiprocnidae.
How big is a Moustached Treeswift?: The Moustached Treeswift is a medium sized bird weighing about 70 g.
Where can you see a Moustached Treeswift?: The Moustached Treeswift occurs in 3 countries, including Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
What birds look similar to a Moustached Treeswift?: The Moustached Treeswift is most easily confused with the Whiskered Treeswift, the Grey-rumped Treeswift and the Crested Treeswift.
Is the Moustached Treeswift endangered?: The Moustached Treeswift is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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