Shahrul Kamal learnt from other photographers that a pair of Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis, Family: Hemiprocnidae) was incubating an egg in a tiny nest. He spent 2 hours at the location in Queenstown, Singapore. The male (red ear coverts) and … Continued
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
