▁Cap rim ul g iformes Family : ▁Ap od idae ▁ ▁Sw ifts ▁are ▁small ▁birds ▁which ▁spend ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁their ▁lives ▁flying . ▁These ▁birds ▁have ▁very ▁short ▁legs ▁and ▁never ▁sett le ▁volunt arily ▁on ▁the ▁ground , ▁per ch ing ▁instead ▁only ▁on ▁vertical ▁surfaces . ▁Many ▁sw ifts ▁have ▁long ▁swe pt - back ▁wings ▁which ▁res emble ▁a ▁cres cent ▁or ▁bo omer ang . ▁There ▁are ▁ 4 ▁species ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁Leb anon . ▁ ▁Al pine ▁swift , ▁T ach ym ar pt is ▁mel ba ▁Common ▁swift , ▁Ap us ▁ap us ▁P all id ▁swift , ▁Ap us ▁p all id us ▁Little ▁swift , ▁Ap us ▁aff in is ▁ ▁King fish ers ▁Order : ▁C ora ci iformes Family : ▁Al ced in idae ▁ ▁King fish ers ▁are ▁medium - s ized ▁birds ▁with ▁large ▁heads , ▁long , ▁pointed ▁b ills , ▁short ▁legs ▁and ▁stub by ▁t ails . ▁There ▁are ▁ 3 ▁species ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁Leb anon . ▁ ▁European ▁king fish er , ▁Al ced o ▁at this ▁White - th ro ated ▁king fish er , ▁Hal cy on ▁s my rn ensis ▁P ied ▁king fish er , ▁C ery le ▁rud is ▁ ▁Be e - e aters ▁Order : ▁C ora ci iformes Family : ▁Mer op idae ▁ ▁The ▁be e - e aters ▁are ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁near ▁passer ine ▁birds ▁in ▁the ▁family