Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars: where they live
Maps and quick facts for 10 hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars (common swift, Anna's hummingbird, ruby-throated hummingbird, chimney swift, common nighthawk). Each animal page shows a representative wild record and the countries where open-licence GBIF records place it. Show hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars on the world map
Common swiftApus apusLeast concern
Anna's hummingbirdCalypte annaLeast concern
Ruby-throated hummingbirdArchilochus colubrisLeast concern
Chimney swiftChaetura pelagicaVulnerable
Common nighthawkChordeiles minorLeast concern
Rufous hummingbirdSelasphorus rufusNear threatened
White-throated needletailHirundapus caudacutusLeast concern
European nightjarCaprimulgus europaeusLeast concern
Edible-nest swiftletAerodramus fuciphagusLeast concern
Common potooNyctibius griseusLeast concernAll 10 hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars
Apodidae 4
- Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica
- Common swift Apus apus
- Edible-nest swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- White-throated needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
Trochilidae 3
- Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna
- Ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris
- Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
Caprimulgidae 2
- Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- European nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Nyctibiidae 1
- Common potoo Nyctibius griseus