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 15 species which occur in the Philippines.
- Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
- Pygmy Swiftlet Collocalia troglodytes (E)
- Philippine Swiftlet Aerodramus mearnsi (E)
- Whitehead's Swiftlet Aerodramus whiteheadi (E)
- Palawan Swiftlet Aerodramus palawanensis (E)
- Mossy-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus salangana
- Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- German's Swiftlet Aerodramus germani
- Philippine Needletail Mearnsia picina (E)
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Purple Needletail Hirundapus celebensis
- Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Philippines