Treeswifts (Hemiprocnidae)
Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea) - HBW 5, p. 465
French: Hémiprocné à moustaches
German: Bartbaumsegler
Spanish: Vencejo Arborícola Bigotudo
Other common names: Whiskered Treeswift(!)
Taxonomy: Cypselus mystaceus Lesson, 1827, Dorey, Vogelkop, Irian Jaya.
Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- confirmata Stresemann, 1914 - Moluccas (excluding Kai and Sula groups) to Aru Is.
- mystacea (Lesson, 1827) - New Guinea mainland; islands of Geelvink Bay and W Papuan Is.
- aeroplanes Stresemann, 1921 - Bismarck Archipelago (excluding Admiralty Is and Feni Is).
- confirmata Stresemann, 1914 - Moluccas (excluding Kai and Sula groups) to Aru Is.
- mystacea (Lesson, 1827) - New Guinea mainland; islands of Geelvink Bay and W Papuan Is.
- aeroplanes Stresemann, 1921 - Bismarck Archipelago (excluding Admiralty Is and Feni Is).
- macrura Salomonsen, 1983 - Admiralty Is.
- woodfordiana (Hartert, 1896) - Feni Is and most of Solomon Is (including Bougainville).
- carbonaria Salomonsen, 1983 - Bauro I (Solomons).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird under hard rain, cleaning the plumage. Locality Imbu Rano Lodge, Kolombangara Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (ssp woodfordiana)
Josep del Hoyo 11 October 2010 51 weeks ago 56 sec 3.9 -
A bird perched in a treetop, bathing under hard rain. Locality Imbu Rano Lodge, Kolombangara Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (ssp woodfordiana)
Josep del Hoyo 11 October 2010 51 weeks ago 45 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched on a branch, defecating and looking around. Locality Tingoa, Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (ssp woodfordiana)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2010 1 year ago 22 sec 3.8 -
A bird at the nest, incubating. Locality Tingoa, Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (ssp woodfordiana)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2010 1 year ago 26 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched in a tree and another landing close to it and then flying away again. Locality Imbu Rano Lodge, Kolombangara Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (ssp woodfordiana)
Josep del Hoyo 11 October 2010 51 weeks ago 25 sec 3.7 -
An individual perched in a tree, shaking the plumage and flapping the wings under the rain. Locality Imbu Rano Lodge, Kolombangara Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (ssp woodfordiana)
Josep del Hoyo 11 October 2010 51 weeks ago 29 sec 3.7
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A bird on the lookout.
Locality Buru, Maluku Islands (Indonesia) (ssp confirmata)
mehdhalaouate 9 August 2006 2 years ago 3.5 -
A bird at nest incubating.
Locality Tingoa, Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (ssp woodfordiana)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
A perched bird in a dead branch.
Locality Tingoa, Rennell Island, Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands (ssp woodfordiana)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2010 1 year ago 2.9 -
One of four distant birds perched in a bare tree
Locality Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia) (ssp confirmata)
David Beadle 16 October 2011 6 weeks ago 2.7
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