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Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius), family Sturnidae, order Passeriformes, Tanzania

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White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris), family Apodidae, order Apodiformes, Colombia

photograph by Glenn Bartley

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica), family Apodidae, order Apodiformes, IN, USA

photograph by Peter F.

Spine-tailed Swift aka White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus), family Apodidae, order Apodiformes, Australia

photograph by JJ Harrison

American Black Swift (Cypseloides niger), on the nest, family Apodidae, order Apodiformes, ID, USA

photograph by Terry Gray

Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba), family Apodidae, order Apodiformes, Greece

photograph by Lefteris Stavrakas 

African Palm Swift (Cypsiurus parvus), family Apodidae, order Apodiformes, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Yellow-rumped Marshbird (Pseudoleistes guirahuro), family Icteridae, order Passeriformes, found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), male, GIVEN EM THE OL RAZZLE DAZZLE!!!, family Icteridae, order Passeriformes, WI, USA

This is considered to be the most populous native bird in the United States, perhaps numbering up to 250 million mating pairs in some years.