- Apodini,
which are eutaxic. The
treeswifts exhibit a wide
range of
habitat preferences. One species, the
whiskered treeswift, is a
species belonging to primary...
- The
crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) is a
species of tree swift. It was for some time
considered the same
species as its
eastern relative, the...
-
Swifts are
placed in the
order Apodiformes along with hummingbirds. The
treeswifts are
closely related to the true swifts, but form a
separate family, the...
- (6,300 km).
Hummingbirds split from
their sister group, the
swifts and
treeswifts,
around 42
million years ago. The
oldest known fossil hummingbird is Eurotrochilus...
-
nearest relatives are the New
World hummingbirds and the
Southeast Asian treeswifts. Its
scientific name Apus is
Latin for a swift,
thought by the ancients...
-
contained three living families—the
Apodidae (swifts), the
Hemiprocnidae (
treeswifts), and the
Trochilidae (hummingbirds); however, in the Sibley-Ahlquist...
- known. bill black; eye dark brown; legs
purplish brown. White-Whiskered
Treeswifts are
usually 14-16cm long with 13cm wings. Due to
their small size, their...
-
actually paraphyletic respective to
Apodiformes (hummingbirds, swifts, and
treeswifts), with
apodiform birds nesting deeply within caprimulgiformes and a sister...
-
Aegotheliformes (owlet-nightjars)
Apodiformes (swifts,
treeswifts and hummingbirds)...
- Aegothelidae: owlet-nightjars Worldwide; 478
species Family Hemiprocnidae:
treeswifts Family Apodidae:
swifts Family Trochilidae:
hummingbirds Worldwide; 150...
