Brown-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus
Swifts (Apodidae) · Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
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| Specie | Confusioni |
|---|---|
| Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis | 8 |
| Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis | 3 |
| White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus | 1 |
| Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris | 1 |
| White-nest Swiftlet (Germain's) Aerodramus germani | 1 |
Famiglia
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 species. Swifts are placed in the order Apodiformes along with hummingbirds.
Ordine
The Apodiformes is an order, or taxonomic grouping, of birds which traditionally contained three living families—the Apodidae (swifts), the Hemiprocnidae (treeswifts), and the Trochilidae (hummingbirds); however, in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is elevated to the superorder Apodimorphae, in which hummingbirds are separated into a new order, the Trochiliformes. With nearly 450 species identified to date, it is the most diverse order of birds after the Passeriformes (the "perching" birds).