Small birds with extremely rapid wingbeats and limited walking ability owing to very short legs, an order that includes both the swifts, among the fastest level-flying birds, and the hummingbirds, the only birds capable of sustained hovering flight.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
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Parent Taxon Of
Source Common swift (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: Moluccan Swiftlet
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25950, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Apodiformes
Common swift (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common swift, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Moluccan Swiftlet
Parent Taxon Of: Moluccan Swiftlet, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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