Crested Treeswift
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Crested Treeswift

Hemiprocne coronata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Minneriya National Park
62 Verified records at Minneriya National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 gray-rumped treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis), but they do not interbreed where their ranges overlap. It is distinct in flight, with long, bowed wings and a deeply forked tail that usually appears narrow and pointed. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Treeswift sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park

Little Swift
LC

Little Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus affinis

30–40% · Possible
Asian Palm-Swift
LC

Asian Palm-Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cypsiurus balasiensis

20–30% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
LC

Indian Swiftlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aerodramus unicolor

10–20% · With luck
Alpine Swift
LC

Alpine Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tachymarptis melba

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
10 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
12 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
13 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
14 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
15 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
17 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
18 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
19 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
20 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
21 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Treeswift in Minneriya National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Treeswift sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crested Treeswift in Minneriya National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Crested Treeswift in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.

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