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Apodiformes
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Subclass:	Neornithes
Infraclass:	Neognathae
Order:	Apodiformes Peters, 1940
Families
Apodidae Hemiprocnidae Trochilidae For fossil forms, see text
Range of the swifts and hummingbirds.
Synonyms
Apodimorphae

Apodiformes is an order of birds with long narrow wings and weak feet. It is made up of the swifts and the hummingbirds. With nearly 450 species identified to date, they are the most diverse order of birds after the passerines.

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