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Swift the fastest bird

Swift the fastest bird. © Unknown.
Swift the fastest bird. © Unknown.

SPARROWS can fly at 80kmh, pigeons can reach 104kmh and ducks 112kmh.

SPARROWS can fly at 80kmh, pigeons can reach 104kmh and ducks 112kmh.

The fastest birds of all, and the fastest-moving living creature, is the small bird called the swift, which can reach speeds of 170kmh. -

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