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 11 species which have been recorded in Guyana.
- Tepui Swift Cypseloides phelpsi (A)
- Black Swift Cypseloides niger (A)
- White-chinned Swift Cypseloides cryptus
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus
- Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
- Chapman's Swift Chaetura chapmani
- Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
- White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus (A)
- Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Guyana