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Hemiprocnidae

  • Hemiprocne

    Hemiprocne is a single genus of the treeswift (or crested swift) family Hemiprocnidae.

    1/ Grey-rumped treeswift (Yến mào, Hemiprocne longipennis)
    2/ Crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)


    Hemiprocne: Greek hemi- half-, small, akin to; Latin progne: swallow.

  • Hemiprocnidae

    Treeswifts or crested swifts are a family, the Hemiprocnidae, of aerial near passerine birds, closely related to the true swifts containing a single genus, Hemiprocne. 

    The bird family is distributed from India and Southeast Asia through Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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