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 ==Swifts==
-'''Order''':  Apodiformes  {{nbsp|3}}'''Family''':  Apodidae
+'''Order''':  Apodiformes  {{nbsp|3}}'''Family''':  Apodidae Swift  s are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. There are 98 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Zambia.
- Swift  s are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. There are 98 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Zambia.
 * Scarce swift  , ''Schoutedenapus myoptilus''