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Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Aves Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae

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edible-nest swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus	white-rumped swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius	common swift Apus apus
chimney swift Chaetura pelagica	chimney swift Chaetura pelagica	black swift Cypseloides niger
African palm swift Cypsiurus parvus	white-throated needletail Hirundapus caudacutus	white-collared swift Streptoprocne zonaris
alpine swift Tachymarptis melba

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Citation: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2008. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.
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