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Moustached Treeswift
Hemiprocne mystacea (Lesson, RP & Garnot, 1827)
Hemiprocnidae — Treeswifts
Moustached Treeswift, Hemiprocne mystacea, is a bird of the treeswift family in Australasia, breeding in the northern and central Moluccas, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands. It occurs in moist lowland forest, mangrove forest and moist montane forest. It is noted for its aerial foraging, and studies have drawn attention to the way its feathers are replaced, a feature linked with its agile flight and ability to catch prey.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Hemiprocnidae — Treeswifts
- Breeding range
- Australasia: n, c Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.
