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Whiskered treeswift

Hemiprocne comata

Description:

I was walking in the forest in the morning when I found this whiskered treeswift perching on the suspension bridge. It has a pair of conspicuous white stripes on its head.

Habitat:

Lowland rainforest of Danum Valley Conservation Area.

Notes:

I was around 2 meters from this bird when it finally became alert of my presence and flew away.

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3 Comments

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 6 years ago

What a beauty ! I love the face paint :)

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 6 years ago

I finally got this pic last week!

armadeus.4
armadeus.4 7 years ago

That is a beautiful bird. Wonderful shot PuikiatHoo! Thank you for sharing :)

PuikiatHoo
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PuikiatHoo

Sabah, Malaysia

Spotted on Jan 28, 2017
Submitted on Feb 23, 2017

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