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Grey-rumped Treeswift feeding chick
26 Aug 2016

Grey-rumped Treeswift feeding chick

by BESG | posted in: Feeding chicks, Videography | 0

When the chick of the Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) is in its nest alone, the camouflage is perfect. The chick and the nest appear like a blob of grey sitting on a slender branch (above). They are indistinguishable. When an … Continued

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Grey-rumped Treeswift: Just before fledging
8 Oct 2015

Grey-rumped Treeswift: Just before fledging

by BESG | posted in: Fledgling-Fledging, Videography | 0

Ling Kwee Chang’s video clip of a Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) chick testing its wings in the nest prior to fledging was documented at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in early September 2015. Note an adult is keeping a close watch … Continued

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Grey-rumped Treeswift feeding chick – on video
1 Oct 2015

Grey-rumped Treeswift feeding chick – on video

by BESG | posted in: Feeding chicks, Videography, Vocalisation | 0

Johnny Wee’s earlier account showed in vivid details an adult female Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) feeding a large chick as they both perched side by side on a branch LINK. What the series of still images is unable to show … Continued

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Grey-rumped Treeswift at Bishan: 3. Conclusion
27 Sep 2015

Grey-rumped Treeswift at Bishan: 3. Conclusion

by BESG | posted in: Nesting, Swifts-Swallows | 0

Ling Kwee Chang’s two earlier posts on the Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) HERE and HERE established that incubation takes 21 day and the fledging 32 days. This compares favourably with Adam & Morten Strange’s 20-24 days for incubation and 28 … Continued

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Grey-rumped Treeswift at Bishan Park: 2. Brooding to Fledging
16 Sep 2015

Grey-rumped Treeswift at Bishan Park: 2. Brooding to Fledging

by BESG | posted in: Feeding chicks, Fledgling-Fledging, Nesting, Swifts-Swallows | 1

Part 1 of this series on the nesting behavious of the Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) can be viewed HERE. “The above-left shows the 2-day old chick in the nest alone on 7th June 2014. The two adults subsequently arrived and … Continued

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Grey-rumped Treeswift at Bishan: 1. Incubation Period
10 Sep 2015

Grey-rumped Treeswift at Bishan: 1. Incubation Period

by BESG | posted in: Nesting | 2

“Two Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) nests were discovered at Singapore’s Bishan Park on 8th May 2014 at around 9:00 am. The locations of the nests are shown in the map above. “I was at car park B when I noticed … Continued

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Grey-rumped Treeswift feeding chick – on video
1 Sep 2015

Grey-rumped Treeswift feeding chick – on video

by BESG | posted in: Feeding chicks, Videography | 0

Johnny Wee’s earlier account showed in vivid details an adult female Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) feeding a large chick as they both perched side by side on a branch. What the series of still images is unable to show is … Continued

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Grey-rumped Treeswift feeding chick just before it fledged
25 Aug 2015

Grey-rumped Treeswift feeding chick just before it fledged

by BESG | posted in: Feeding chicks | 4

A pair of nesting Grey-rumped Treeswifts (Hemiprocne longipennis) at Bishan Park ended successfully with a chick fledging in late August 2015. Johnny Wee managed to photograph an adult female feeding the chick just before it fledged. The above image shows … Continued

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First report of Cooperative Breeding in Grey-rumped Treeswift
22 May 2014

First report of Cooperative Breeding in Grey-rumped Treeswift

by BESG | posted in: Nesting, Videography | 8

Wong Weng Fai’s excellent video clip of the Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) provides clear proof of cooperative breeding. According to Erritzoe et al. (2007), this is where “more than two individuals provide care to a single brood of offspring.” The … Continued

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Grey-rumped Treeswift taking turns to incubate egg
6 Mar 2014

Grey-rumped Treeswift taking turns to incubate egg

by BESG | posted in: Nesting, Videography | 2

Check out the spectacular images of the Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) nesting in an earlier post HERE. In this post, Jeremiah Looi’s series of video clips focuses on the different shift changes when one adult leaves the nest to give … Continued

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