Swifts, Hummingbirds and Allies - World Bird List
Swift, Hummingbird, Mousebird, Quetzal, Trogon, Roller, Kingfisher, Tody, Motmot, Bee-eater, Hoopoe, Hornbill, Jacamar, Puffbird, Nunbird, Barbet, Toucan, Aracari, Sunbird
- Hummingbirds
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Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds are an exclusively New World family. They are known for their size, jewel-like colors, and their ability to hover in midair.
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- Mousebirds, Quetzals, Trogons
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Mousebirds, Quetzals, Trogons
The trogons are a family of striking tropical birds. They include the quetzals of Central and South America.
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- Rollers
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Rollers
Rollers are widely distributed throughout the Old World. They are related to bee-eaters, motmots and kingfishers.
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- Kingfishers
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Kingfishers
Kingfishers are distributed throughout the world. They are often found near rivers.
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- Motmots and Todies
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Motmots and Todies
An exclusively Neotropical family, motmots have distinctive spatulate-tipped tail feathers.
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- Bee-eaters and Hoopoes
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Bee-eaters and Hoopoes
An Old World family of agile, brightly colored birds, the bee-eaters are known for their graceful aerial pursuit of large insects.
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- Hornbills
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Hornbills
Hornbills are typified by their large, tough bill. Many also have a large, horny structure called a casque on top of the bill.
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- Barbets, Toucans, Honeyguides
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Barbets, Toucans, Honeyguides
A diverse primarily tropical species, the barbets (found in Africa, Asia and the Americas) and the toucans (found only in the Neotropics) have a wide variety of shapes and colors.
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- Swifts
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Swifts
Swifts spend virtually all their waking hours on the wing. Some are even thought to sleep while in flight.
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- Sunbirds and Sugarbirds
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Sunbirds and Sugarbirds
Sunbirds feed on nectar and insects from flowers in the tropics and subtropical areas of the Old World. They are the equivalents of the hummingbirds in the Americas but are entirely unrelated.
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