The short-tailed swift (Chaetura brachyura) is a bird in the Apodidae, or swift family. The species was first formally described as Acanthylis brachyura...

needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus), also known as needle-tailed swift or spine-tailed swift, is a large swift in the genus Hirundapus. It is reputed to reach speeds...

swift (Chaetura meridionalis) Short-tailed swift (Chaetura brachyura) Genus Aeronautes White-throated swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) White-tipped swift...

Fork-tailed swift is the historic name of a kind of bird which has since been divided taxonomically into four species. It could refer to any of four different...

starling Short-tailed swift Short-tailed woodstar Short-toed coucal Short-toed rock thrush Short-toed snake eagle Short-toed treecreeper Short-winged cisticola...

vauxi Chapman's swift – Chaetura chapmani Ashy-tailed swift – Chaetura andrei Sick's swift – Chaetura meridionalis Short-tailed swift – Chaetura brachyura...

ochropygia, & C. v. andrei Chapman's swift (Chaetura chapmani) Mato Grosso swift (Chaetura viridipennis) Short-tailed swift (Chaetura brachyura) Subspecies:...

New Guinea spine-tailed swift or Papuan spine-tailed swift, is a small (11.5 cm in length), stocky swift with a short, rounded tail and very fast flight...

also known as the Philippine needletail or Philippine spine-tailed swift, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines...

The fork-tailed palm swift or Neotropical palm swift (Tachornis squamata) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is...

swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila cayennensis LC Little swift, Apus affinis (A) LC Fork-tailed swift, Apus pacificus (A) LC Short-tailed swift, Chaetura...

In 1825, James Francis Stephens moved this and other small, short-tailed New World swifts to the genus Chaetura, where it has since remained, although...

and swifts are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles. This 14–15.5 cm (5.5–6.1 in) long species has, like some relatives, a short forked...

The great swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Costa...

The lesser swallow-tailed swift or Cayenne swift (Panyptila cayennensis) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is...

Orange-throated sunangel Tree swallow Swallow-wing Short-tailed swift Sick's swift Violet-tailed sylph Blue-grey tanager Fulvous-crested tanager Paradise...

pelagica Chapman's swift, Chaetura chapmani Sick's swift, Chaetura meridionalis Short-tailed swift, Chaetura brachyura White-tipped swift, Aeronautes montivagus...

solitarius (EH) NT Short-tailed hawk, Buteo brachyurus LC Swainson's hawk, Buteo swainsoni LC Zone-tailed hawk, Buteo albonotatus LC Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis...

are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles. Swifts have very short legs that they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces. They...

The Apodidae, or swifts, form a family of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine...

as part of a "fork-tailed swift" superspecies. The proposed name of the superspecies was formerly a synonym for the Pacific swift. A 2011 study proposed...

cinereiventris Band-rumped swift, Chaetura spinicaudus Chapman's swift, Chaetura chapmani Short-tailed swift, Chaetura brachyura White-tipped swift, Aeronautes montivagus...

Sick's swift, Chaetura meridionalis (V) Short-tailed swift, Chaetura brachyura White-tipped swift, Aeronautes montivagus Fork-tailed palm-swift, Tachornis...

The short-tailed woodstar (Myrmia micrura) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is the...

chapmani Sick's swift, Chaetura meridionalis Short-tailed swift, Chaetura brachyura White-tipped swift, Aeronautes montivagus Andean swift, Aeronautes andecolus...

The ashy-tailed swift or Andre's swift (Chaetura andrei) is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic...

Apodiformes   Family: Apodidae Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily...

for its long wings and tail and its short beak. The flying Egyptian Swift is one or two inches shorter than a show Egyptian Swift. In Egypt the standards...

the tail is relatively longer, always exceeding a third of the body length,[clarification needed] though it is shorter than that of the long-tailed weasel...

Chapman's swift, Chaetura chapmani (U) Short-tailed swift, Chaetura brachyura White-tipped swift, Aeronautes montivagus Fork-tailed palm-swift, Tachornis...