Apodiformes
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| Apodiformes | |
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Subclass: | Neornithes |
| Infraclass: | Neognathae |
| Order: | Apodiformes Peters, 1940 |
| Families | |
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Apodidae |
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| Range of the Swifts and Hummingbirds. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Apodimorphae |
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Apodiformes is an order of birds with long narrow wings and weak feet that comprises the swifts and the hummingbirds. With nearly 450 species identified to date, they are the most diverse order of birds after the passerines.
