Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae
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.
Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba (A) LC
Antillean palm swift, Tachornis phoenicobia LC
Band-rumped swift, Chaetura spinicaudus LC
Black swift, Cypseloides niger LC
Chapman's swift, Chaetura chapmani (A) LC
Chestnut-collared swift, Streptoprocne rutila LC
Chimney swift, Chaetura pelagica NT
Common swift, Apus apus (A) LC
Costa Rican swift, Chaetura fumosa LC
Fork-tailed palm swift, Tachornis squamata LC
Pacific swift, Apus pacificus (A) LC
Gray-rumped swift, Chaetura cinereiventris LC
Great swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila sanctihieronymi LC
Lesser Antillean swift, Chaetura martinica LC
Lesser swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila cayennensis LC
Short-tailed swift, Chaetura brachyura LC
Sick's swift, Chaetura meridionalis (A) LC
Spot-fronted swift, Cypseloides cherriei DD
Vaux's swift, Chaetura vauxi LC
White-chinned swift, Cypseloides cryptus LC
White-collared swift, Streptoprocne zonaris LC
White-fronted swift, Cypseloides storeri DD
White-naped swift, Streptoprocne semicollaris LC
White-throated needletail Hirundapus caudacutus (A) LC
White-throated swift, Aeronautes saxatalis LC
Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae
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.
