Whiskered Treeswift
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Whiskered Treeswift

Hemiprocne comata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Khao Luang National Park
102 Verified records at Khao Luang National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The whiskered treeswift (Hemiprocne comata) is a species of bird in the family Hemiprocnidae. It is the smallest of 4 species in genus Hemiprocne and is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Whiskered Treeswift sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 102 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Luang National Park

Gray-rumped Treeswift
LC

Gray-rumped Treeswift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemiprocne longipennis

20–30% · Possible
White-nest Swiftlet
LC

White-nest Swiftlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aerodramus fuciphagus

50–60% · Likely
Silver-rumped Needletail
LC

Silver-rumped Needletail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhaphidura leucopygialis

20–30% · Possible
Asian Palm-Swift
LC

Asian Palm-Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cypsiurus balasiensis

10–20% · With luck
Brown-backed Needletail
LC

Brown-backed Needletail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundapus giganteus

<5% · Rare
Plume-toed Swiftlet

Plume-toed Swiftlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Collocalia affinis

<5% · Rare
Pacific Swift
LC

Pacific Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus pacificus

<5% · Rare
House Swift
LC Endemic

House Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Apus nipalensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
2 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
5 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
8 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Whiskered Treeswift in Khao Luang National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Whiskered Treeswift sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 102 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Whiskered Treeswift in Khao Luang National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Whiskered Treeswift in Khao Luang National Park in our monthly data.

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