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The flight of some species is characterised by a distinctive "flicking" action quite different from swallows. Swifts range in size from the pygmy swiftlet ( Collocalia troglodytes ), which weighs 5.4 g and measures 9 cm (3.5 in) long, to the purple needletail ( Hirundapus celebensis ), which weighs 184 g (6.5 oz) and measures 25 cm (9.8 in) long.
The shrill screaming call of the swift distinguishes itself from the more inconspicuous babbling of the swallow. The narrow sickle-shaped wings of the swift are longer than its body, and its silhouette in the air resembles an anchor. The swift's wingbeats are deep and quick, and the swift glides for longer.
Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. Purple-throated carib, Eulampis jugularis; Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus; Antillean crested hummingbird, Orthorhyncus cristatus
The Apodiformes / ˈ æ p ə d ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order, or taxonomic grouping, of birds which traditionally contained three living families—the Apodidae (swifts), the Hemiprocnidae (treeswifts), and the Trochilidae (hummingbirds); however, in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is elevated to the superorder Apodimorphae, in which hummingbirds are separated into a new order, the ...
Pallid swift. Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae. Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.
Steely-vented hummingbird, Saucerottia saucerottei; Indigo-capped hummingbird, Saucerottia cyanifrons (E-CO) Chestnut-bellied hummingbird, Saucerottia castaneiventris (E-CO) Green-bellied hummingbird, Saucerottia viridigaster (E-SA) Copper-rumped hummingbird, Saucerottia tobaci (E-SA) Rufous-tailed hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl
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Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. Purple-throated carib, Eulampis jugularis (A) Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus; Antillean crested hummingbird, Orthorhyncus cristatus