Six species of the Apodiformes, derived from two families, the Apodidae (swifts) and Trochilidae (hummingbirds), are known to occur on campus:
FAMILY APODIDAE
Black Swift (Cypseloides niger)
FAMILY APODIDAE
Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vaux)
Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Gymnasium, UBC Okanagan (10 Jun 2018)
FAMILY APODIDAE
White-throated Swift (Aeronauts saxatalis)
FAMILY TROCHILIDAE
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypso anna)
Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Lake Country, BC (19 Jan 2020)
(On-campus photo not available)
FAMILY TROCHILIDAE
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Photo: Nathan Earley
Location: Vernon, B.C. (30 May 2019)
FAMILY TROCHILIDAE
Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope)
Photo: Nathan Earley
Location: Lake Country, B.C. (1 May 2019)