List of Birds of El Salvador - Swifts

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
  • Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
  • White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
  • Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica (A)
  • Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
  • White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
  • Great Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila sanctihieronymi
  • Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis (A)

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