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 15 species which have been recorded in Peru.
- Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi (A)
- White-chinned Swift Cypseloides cryptus
- Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- 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
- Ashy-tailed Swift Chaetura andrei
- White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus
- Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus
- Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Peru