#apodiformes

[herpsandbirds]

Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Peru

photograph by Lev Frid

[herpsandbirds]

Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, BC, Canada

photographs by Kathy Green

[every-day-creechur]

Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata

It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and China. These are birds of open woodland and deciduous forests. They are also found in open areas near trees and in parks and gardens. The crested treeswift feeds in the air, capturing insects (including honey bees) on the wing with its bill.

Least Concern

image by jianguo liu

[herpsandbirds]

Whiskered Treeswift (Hemiprocne comata), parent with chick, family Hemiprocnidae, order Apodiformes, Malaysia

photograph by Kin L. Fong

[herpsandbirds]

Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Pacific Slope of the Andes in Ecuador

photograph by Ignacio Yúfera

[chordatus]

laser therapy on a humming bird.

[herpsandbirds]

Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Peru

photograph by Steve Sánchez Calle

[herpsandbirds]

Purple-throated Carib (Eulampis jugularis), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Guadeloupe

Found in the Lesser Antilles islands of the Caribbean Sea

photograph by Dustin Chen