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 98 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in New Caledonia.
- Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
- White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
- Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis (A)
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of New Caledonia