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 10 species which occur in Papua New Guinea.
- Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
- Mountain Swiftlet Aerodramus hirundinaceus
- White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
- Bare-legged Swiftlet Aerodramus nuditarsus
- Mayr's Swiftlet Aerodramus orientalis
- Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis
- Papuan Swiftlet Aerodramus papuensis
- Papuan Needletail Mearnsia novaeguineae
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Papua New Guinea