Order Apodiformes: According to the latest evaluations, both hummingbirds and swifts belong to order Apodiformes. There are 4 families in this order, namely Aegothelidae, Apodidae (Swifts), Hemiprocnidae, and Trochilidae (Hummingbirds).
As per the ITIS database, there are about 445 different types of birds classified under this order.
These tiny and fast flying birds are easy to recognize based on the following traits:
Let us look at the variety of the species in Apodiformes order:
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