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Bay-breasted cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay-breasted_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccyzus rufigularis | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Black-billed cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-billed_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Chestnut-bellied cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut-bellied_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccyzus pluvialis | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Cocos cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocos_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccyzus ferrugineus | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Common cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Cuculus canorus | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Dark-billed cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark-billed_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccyzus melacoryphus | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Dwarf cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccycua pumila | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Gray-capped cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray-capped_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccyzus lansbergi | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Great lizard-cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_lizard-cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccyzus merlini | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Greater ani | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_ani | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Crotophaga major | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Greater roadrunner | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_roadrunner | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Geococcyx californianus | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Groove-billed ani | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groove-billed_ani | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Crotophaga sulcirostris | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Hispaniolan lizard-cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispaniolan_lizard-cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccyzus longirostris | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Jamaican lizard-cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_lizard-cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccyzus vetula | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Lesser ground-cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_ground-cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Morococcyx erythropygus | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Lesser roadrunner | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_roadrunner | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Geococcyx velox | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Little cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccycua minuta | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Mangrove cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangrove_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccyzus minor | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Oriental cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Cuculus optatus | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Pearly-breasted cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearly-breasted_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccyzus euleri | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Pheasant cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheasant_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Dromococcyx phasianellus | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Puerto Rican lizard-cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rican_lizard-cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccyzus vieilloti | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Rufous-vented ground-cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-vented_ground-cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Neomorphus geoffroyi | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Smooth-billed ani | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth-billed_ani | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Crotophaga ani | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Squirrel cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Piaya cayana | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Striped cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Tapera naevia | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Yellow-billed cuckoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-billed_cuckoo | Cuckoos | Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | Coccyzus americanus | The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. |
Antillean nighthawk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antillean_nighthawk | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Chordeiles gundlachii | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Buff-collared nightjar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff-collared_nightjar | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus ridgwayi | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Chuck-will's-widow | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck-will%27s-widow | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus carolinensis | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Common nighthawk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_nighthawk | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Chordeiles minor | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Common pauraque | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_pauraque | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Nyctidromus albicollis | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Common poorwill | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_poorwill | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Cuban nightjar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_nightjar | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus cubanensis | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Dusky nightjar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_nightjar | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus saturatus | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Eared poorwill | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eared_poorwill | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Nyctiphrynus mcleodii | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Eastern whip-poor-will | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_whip-poor-will | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus vociferus | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Gray nightjar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_nightjar | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus jotaka | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Hispaniolan nightjar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispaniolan_nightjar | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus ekmani | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Jamaican pauraque | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_pauraque | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Siphonorhis americana | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Least pauraque | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_pauraque | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Siphonorhis brewsteri | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Lesser nighthawk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_nighthawk | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Chordeiles acutipennis | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Mexican whip-poor-will | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_whip-poor-will | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus arizonae | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Nacunda nighthawk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacunda_nighthawk | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Chordeiles nacunda | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Ocellated poorwill | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocellated_poorwill | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Nyctiphrynus ocellatus | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Puerto Rican nightjar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rican_nightjar | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus noctitherus | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Rufous nightjar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous_nightjar | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus rufus | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Short-tailed nighthawk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-tailed_nighthawk | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Lurocalis semitorquatus | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Spot-tailed nightjar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spot-tailed_nightjar | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Hydropsalis maculicaudus | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Tawny-collared nightjar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawny-collared_nightjar | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus salvini | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
White-tailed nightjar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_nightjar | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Hydropsalis cayennensis | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Yucatan nightjar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucatan_nightjar | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Antrostomus badius | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Yucatan poorwill | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucatan_poorwill | Nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgidae | Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus | Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. |
Oilbird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilbird | Oilbird | Steatornithiformes | Steatornithidae | Steatornis caripensis | The oilbird is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars. It is nocturnal and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. |
Common potoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_potoo | Potoos | Nyctibiiformes | Nyctibiidae | Nyctibius griseus | The potoos (sometimes called poor-me-ones) are large near passerine birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars. |
Great potoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_potoo | Potoos | Nyctibiiformes | Nyctibiidae | Nyctibius grandis | The potoos (sometimes called poor-me-ones) are large near passerine birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars. |
Northern potoo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_potoo | Potoos | Nyctibiiformes | Nyctibiidae | Nyctibius jamaicensis | The potoos (sometimes called poor-me-ones) are large near passerine birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars. |
Alpine swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Apus melba | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Black swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Cypseloides niger | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Antillean palm-swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antillean_palm-swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Tachornis phoenicobia | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Band-rumped swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-rumped_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Chaetura spinicaudus | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Chapman's swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapman%27s_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Chaetura chapmani | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Chestnut-collared swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut-collared_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Streptoprocne rutila | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Chimney swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimney_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Chaetura pelagica | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Common swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Apus apus | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Costa Rican swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rican_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Chaetura fumosa | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Fork-tailed palm swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork-tailed_palm_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Tachornis squamata | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Gray-rumped swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray-rumped_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Chaetura cinereiventris | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Great swallow-tailed swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_swallow-tailed_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Panyptila sanctihieronymi | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Lesser Antillean swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Antillean_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Chaetura martinica | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Lesser swallow-tailed swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_swallow-tailed_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Panyptila cayennensis | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Little swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Apus affinis | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Fork-tailed swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Apus pacificus | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Short-tailed swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-tailed_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Chaetura brachyura | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Sick's swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sick%27s_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Chaetura meridionalis | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Spot-fronted swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spot-fronted_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Cypseloides cherriei | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Vaux's swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux%27s_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Chaetura vauxi | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
White-chinned swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-chinned_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Cypseloides cryptus | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
White-collared swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-collared_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Streptoprocne zonaris | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
White-fronted swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-fronted_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Cypseloides storeri | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
White-naped swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-naped_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Streptoprocne semicollaris | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
White-throated needletail | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-throated_needletail | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Hirundapus caudacutus | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
White-throated swift | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-throated_swift | Swifts | Apodiformes | Apodidae | Aeronautes saxatalis | The swifts are small birds which spend 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 which resemble a crescent or boomerang. |
Allen's hummingbird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen%27s_hummingbird | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Selasphorus sasin | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Amazilia hummingbird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazilia_hummingbird | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Amazilis amazilia | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Amethyst-throated hummingbird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amethyst-throated_hummingbird | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Lampornis amethystinus | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Amethyst woodstar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amethyst_woodstar | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Calliphlox amethystina | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Anna's hummingbird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%27s_hummingbird | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Calypte anna | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Antillean crested hummingbird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antillean_crested_hummingbird | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Orthorhyncus cristatus | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Azure-crowned hummingbird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azure-crowned_hummingbird | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Saucerottia cyanocephala | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Bahama woodstar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahama_woodstar | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Nesophlox evelynae | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Band-tailed barbthroat | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-tailed_barbthroat | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Threnetes ruckeri | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Beautiful hummingbird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_hummingbird | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Calothorax pulcher | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Bee hummingbird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_hummingbird | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Mellisuga helenae | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Berylline hummingbird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berylline_hummingbird | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Saucerottia beryllina | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Black-bellied hummingbird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-bellied_hummingbird | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Eupherusa nigriventris | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Black-billed streamertail | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-billed_streamertail | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Trochilus scitulus | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Black-chinned hummingbird | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-chinned_hummingbird | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Archilochus alexandri | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Black-crested coquette | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-crested_coquette | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Lophornis helenae | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |
Black-throated mango | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-throated_mango | Hummingbirds | Apodiformes | Trochilidae | Anthracothorax nigricollis | Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. |