treeswift

English

Moustached treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea)

Etymology

From tree +‎ swift.

Noun

treeswift (plural treeswifts)

1. Any bird in the family Hemiprocnidae, closely related to the true swifts in the family Apodidae, but differing in having a forked tail and a crest or other facial ornamentation, and in being able to perch on branches.

Synonyms

• crested swift

Translations

bird in the family Hemiprocnidae

• Finnish: puukiitäjä

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