Swifts
Order: Apodiformes. Family: Apodidae
Swifts are small aerial birds, spending 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 that resemble a crescent or a boomerang.
- Black Swift, Cypseloides niger
- White-collared Swift, Streptoprocne zonaris (A)
- Antillean Palm-Swift, Tachornis phoenicobia (A)
- Alpine Swift, Tachymarptis melba (A)
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