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Apodiformes - Hummingbirds and Swifts

The birds in this order are very small and have short legs and tiny feet, in fact the word apodiformes means "footless" in Latin. There are 400 species of birds found in three families in this order.

rufous hummingbird

Classification

 Phylum: Chordata
 Class: Aves
 Order: Apodiformes