Apodidae

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Apodidae - swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes

family Apodidae

bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

Apodiformes, order Apodiformes - swifts; hummingbirds

swift - a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight

genus Apus, Apus - type genus

Chateura, genus Chateura - a genus of Apodidae

Collocalia, genus Collocalia - a genus of Apodidae

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The Alpine swift belongs to the order Apodiformes and the family Apodidae and is 20 to 23 cm long with a wingspan of 51 to 58 cm.

Bilateral Pentadactyly in an Immature Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba)

Uropsalis seginentata Swallow-tailed P, Bh Nightjar APODIDAE, Swift 33.

Aves del Santuario Nacional Tabaconas Namballe, vertiente oriental de los Andes del Norte Peruano

Key words: Apodidae, Black Swift, British Columbia, Clinton, Cypseloides niger, nest site fidelity

Relocating a historical Black Swift nest and the importance of nest sites to the species

In Mexico it has been reported from the state of Oaxaca (Sierra Madre del Sur, Rio Molina, ex Cypseloides rutilus (=Streptoprocne rutila (Vieillot, 1817)) (Apodiformes: Apodidae) [Maa, 1969a]); from Chiapas, localities of Santa Rosa and San Cristobal de las Casas, ex Junco phaeonotus fulvescens (Wagler, 1831) (Passeriformes: Emberizidae), Piranga leucoptera leucoptera (Trudeau, 1839) (Passeriformes: Cardinalidae), and Momotus momota lessonii Lesson, 1842 (Coraciiformes: Momotidae); and in Veracruz, locality of Orizaba, but without mention of the host (Lopez Campos, 1988).

New bird host records for Ornithoctona fusciventris (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) in Mexico

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