treeswift

noun

treeswift

noun

Etymology From tree + swift.

1

Any bird in the family Hemiprocnidae, closely related to the true swifts in the family Apodidae, but differing in having a forked tail and a crest or other facial ornamentation, and in being able to perch on branches.

Synonyms
crested swift

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