Swift (bird) (redirect from Apodidae)
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species...
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(with families Apodidae, Hemiprocnidae, and Trochilidae), Caprimulgiformes, Nyctibiiformes, Podargiformes, Steatornithiformes. Apodidae and Hemiprocnidae...
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grouping, of birds which traditionally contained three living families—the Apodidae (swifts), the Hemiprocnidae (treeswifts), and the Trochilidae (hummingbirds);...
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Swiftlet (category Apodidae)
Schoutedenapus, which form the tribe Collocaliini within the swift family Apodidae. The group contains around thirty species mostly confined to southern Asia...
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needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Apodidae 169 km/h 105 mph 169 km/h 105 mph High-speed wings Common swift Apus apus Apodidae 111.6 km/h 69.3 mph 166 km/h...
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Hirundapus is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae. The name Hirundapus is constructed from the names of the swallow genus Hirundo and the swift genus...
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swiftlet, or Caroline Islands swiftlet, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the uniform swiftlet...
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Edible bird's nest (category Apodidae)
Edible bird's nests, also known as swallow nests (Chinese: 燕窝; pinyin: yànwō), are bird nests created from solidified saliva by edible-nest swiftlets,...
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chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica) is a bird belonging to the swift family Apodidae. A member of the genus Chaetura, it is closely related to both Vaux's swift...
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Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Strisores Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae Genus: Cypsiurus Species: C. balasiensis Binomial name Cypsiurus balasiensis...
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as sound. Design and evolution of the echolocation system in Swiftlets (Apodidae: Collocaliini). Universität Leiden, 2005 "Bird's Nest Soup Is More Popular...
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the family Apodidae. It contains the following species: Böhm's spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi) Cassin's spinetail (Neafrapus cassini) "Apodidae". aviansystematics...
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List of endemic birds of Indonesia (section Apodidae)
Indonesia has more endemic birds than any other country. Indonesia's size, tropical climate, and archipelagic geography, support the world's second highest...
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The holotype specimen is NMNZ S.52917, a distal right tarsometatarsus. "Apodidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05...
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swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi) is a species of swiftlet in the family Apodidae. It was formerly lumped with the island swiftlet (Aerodramus inquietus)...
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Jacanidae, Columbidae, Psittacidae, Cuculidae, Strigidae, Caprimulgidae, Apodidae, Alcedinidae, Bucerotidae, Ramphastidae, Picidae, Campephagidae, Dicruridae...
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The bird genus Apus comprise some of the Old World members of the family Apodidae, commonly known as swifts. They are among the fastest birds in the world...
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This list is based on the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds list, May 2002 update, with the doubtfuls omitted. It includes the birds...
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Aegialornis Primapus Procuculus? †Cypselavidae Argornis Cypselavus Parargornis †Jungornithidae Jungornis Trochiloidea See below ↓ Apodidae See below ↓...
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Zoonavena is a genus of swift in the family Apodidae. It contains the following species: Madagascar spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri) São Tomé spinetail...
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cinereiventris) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama; in every mainland...
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virus, is a health hazard to the public. Many birds in the swift family, Apodidae, produce a viscous saliva during nesting season to glue together materials...
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4) often if not regularly reversible. It is a characteristic of swifts (Apodidae) and mousebirds (Coliiformes).: 37–38 The feet of chameleons are organized...
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Laridae, Columbidae, Psittacidae, Cuculidae, Strigidae, Caprimulgidae, Apodidae, Alcedinidae, Meropidae, Bucerotidae, Ramphastidae, Picidae, Pittidae,...
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List of introduced bird species (section Apodidae)
This list of introduced bird species includes all the species of bird introduced to an area without regard to that territory being or not being their native...
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Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Strisores Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae Genus: Hirundapus Species: H. caudacutus Binomial name Hirundapus caudacutus...
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black-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,...
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Aegialornis Primapus Procuculus? †Cypselavidae Argornis Cypselavus Parargornis †Jungornithidae Jungornis Trochiloidea See below ↓ Apodidae See below ↓...
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Marquesan swiftlet (Aerodramus ocistus) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical...
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The Nyanza swift (Apus niansae) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania,...
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