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. There are 17 species which have been recorded in Venezuela.
- Tepui Swift Cypseloides phelpsi
- Spot-fronted Swift Cypseloides cherriei
- White-chinned Swift Cypseloides cryptus
- Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus
- Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
- Pale-rumped Swift Chaetura egregia
- Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
- Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
- Chapman's Swift Chaetura chapmani
- Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
- Ashy-tailed Swift Chaetura andrei
- White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus
- Pygmy Swift Tachornis furcata
- Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
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