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  • Synonyms Whiskered Tree Swift, Whiskered Treeswift, Moustached Swift
  • Old latin name for bird Cypselus mystaceus

Moustached Treeswiftbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Call, © Jason Gregg
    Papua New Guinea
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Mike Nelson
    Indonesia
  • 4.
    , © Ethan Linck
    Papua New Guinea
  • 5.
    Call, © Michiel de Boer
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Moustached Treeswift

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion n, c Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.

Moustached Treeswift subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Hemiprocne mystacea aeroplanesSt. Matthias Is., Lavongai (=New Hanover), New Ireland, New Britain and satellites (nc, e Bismarck Arch.)-No
Hemiprocne mystacea carbonariaMakira (=San Cristóbal), Santa Ana and Santa Catalina (e of Makira; se Solomon Is.)-No
Hemiprocne mystacea confirmatan, c Moluccas and Aru Is.-No
Hemiprocne mystacea macruraAdmiralty Is. (nw Bismarck Arch.)-No
Hemiprocne mystacea mystaceaNew Guinea and w satellites-No
Hemiprocne mystacea woodfordianaBuka to Malaita and Rennell (Solomon Is.)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanfalciot arbori mostatxut
Chinese须凤头雨燕
Chinese (Traditional)鬚鳳頭雨燕
Croatiansivoprsa čiopa
Czechklecho vousatý
DanishStor Træsejler
DutchWitsnorboomgierzwaluw, Witsnor-boomgierzwaluw
EsperantoMustaĉa arbapuso
Estoniansuur-puispiiritaja
Finnishisopuukiitäjä
FrenchHémiprocné à moustaches
GermanBartsegler, Bart-Baumsegler, Bartbaumsegler
Hungarianbarkós sarlósfecske
IndonesianTepekong kumis
ItalianRondone arboricolo dai mustacchi, Rondone arboricolo dalle redini
Japaneseシラヒゲカンムリアマツバメ
Lithuanianūsuotasis kuoduotasis čiurlys
Norwegianmustasjetreseiler
Norwegian NynorskMustasjetreseglar
Polishczubik wasaty, czubik wąsaty
Portugueseandorinhão-arborícola-de-bigodes
Russianусатый древесный стриж, усатый хохлатый стриж, Большой древесный стриж, Усатый клехо
SerbianBrkata čiopa sa drveta
Slovakklecho fúzatý
SpanishVencejo del Bosque Bigotudo, Vencejo arborícola bigotudo
Swedishskäggträdseglare
Tatarмыеклы керәшә
TurkishBıyıklı Ağaç Ebabili
Ukrainianклехо великий