apodiformes

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bb-hummer

Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cyanthus latirostris) lived in Mexico and the Southwest United States.  Males are iridescent green with a blue throat, while females and juveniles are whitish beneath. BUFF-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD (Cyanthus latirostris) click picture for photo gallery BUFF-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD (Cyanthus latirostris) Facebook-f Chicago, IL EMAIL

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swifts

Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Swifts, as the name indicates are fast flying birds.  They are in the family Apodidae, of the Order Apodiformes, which also includes, perhaps unexpectedly, Hummingbirds. Two species are represented below. ORDER APODIFORMES (Swifts & Hummingbirds) FAMILY APODIDAE (Swifts) click on pictures to open galleries CHIMNEY SWIFT (Chaetura pelagica) Chimney

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