Apodiformes
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Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes /ˈæpədɪfɔːrmiːz/ contained three living families: the swifts (Apodidae), the treeswifts (Hemiprocnidae), and the hummingbirds (Trochilidae). In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is raised to a superorder Apodimorphae in which hummingbirds are separated as a new order, Trochiliformes. With nearly 450 species identified to date, they are the most diverse order of birds after the passerines.
Quick Facts Apodiformes Temporal range: Late Paleocene to present, Scientific classification ...
Apodiformes Temporal range: Late Paleocene to present | |
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Bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae), the smallest bird in the World | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Clade: | Daedalornithes |
Order: | Apodiformes Peters, 1940 |
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Range of the swifts and hummingbirds. | |
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