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.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Member Count Band Era First Appeared Disputed
Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Parent Taxon Of
Source Common swift (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: Moluccan Swiftlet
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25950, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Apodiformes
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 485
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Apodiformes
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Apodiformes" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 56 ... "early_interval": "Ypresian"
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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