Length 19-53 cm. Rapid-flying birds that feed on the wing on insects and nectar. Length 6.3 to 23 cm. Africa south of the Sahara. Soft-plumaged birds with long, pointed tails and all 4 toes directed forward.
Food largely vegetable, some insects.
Length 29 to 36 cm. 1st and 2nd toes directed backward. Food insects and small fruit. Length 23 to 34 cm. A heterogeneous group of hole-nesting birds.