Treeswifts

Moustached Treeswift

Hemiprocne mystacea

The Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea) is a 70 g woodland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Treeswifts

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

70 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is., ZZ.

Where to see it: Tetepare Nature Preserve (Solomon Islands); Kolombangara Island (Solomon Islands); Queen Elizabeth National Park · Mt. Austin (Solomon Islands); Imburanu (Solomon Islands); Kwatu Lodge (Wai Kelo River) (Papua New Guinea).

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