List of Birds of Ecuador - 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. There are 14 species which have been recorded in Ecuador.

  • 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
  • Chapman's Swift Chaetura chapmani
  • Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
  • Tumbes Swift Chaetura ocypetes
  • White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus
  • Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata
  • Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis

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