Apodinae

The Apodinae are a subfamily of swifts and contain the following species:

Tribe Collocaliini - swiftlets
* Genus ''Collocalia''
:* Plume-toed swiftlet (''Collocalia affinis'')
:* Grey-rumped swiftlet (''Collocalia marginata'')
:* Ridgetop swiftlet (''Collocalia isonota'')
:* Tenggara swiftlet (''Collocalia sumbawae'')
:* Drab swiftlet (''Collocalia neglecta'')
:* Glossy swiftlet (''Collocalia esculenta'')
:: Subspecies: C. e. affinis, C. e. elachyptera, C. e. cyanoptila, C. e. vanderbilti, C. e. oberholseri,
C. e. natalis, C. e. septentrionalis, C. e. isonota, C. e. marginata, C. e. bagobo, C. e. spilura,
C. e. manadensis, C. e. esculenta, C. e. minuta, C. e. sumbawae, C. e. perneglecta, C. e. neglecta,
C. e. amethystina, C. e. erwini, C. e. numforensis, C. e. nitens, C. e. misimae, C. e. stresemanni,
C. e. heinrothi, C. e. spilogaster, C. e. tametamele, C. e. becki, C. e. makirensis, C. e. desiderata,
C. e. uropygialis, & C. e. albidior
:* Satin swiftlet (''Collocalia uropygialis'')
:* Bornean swiftlet (''Collocalia dodgei'')
:* Cave swiftlet (''Collocalia linchi'')
:: Subspecies: C. l. ripleyi, C. l. dodgei, C. l. linchi, & C. l. dedii
:* Christmas Island swiftlet (''Collocalia natalis'')
:* Pygmy swiftlet (''Collocalia troglodytes'')
* Genus ''Aerodramus'' sometimes included in ''Collocalia''
:* Seychelles swiftlet (''Aerodramus elaphrus'')
:* Mascarene swiftlet (''Aerodramus francicus'')
:* Indian swiftlet (''Aerodramus unicolor'')
:* Philippine swiftlet (''Aerodramus mearnsi'')
:* Moluccan swiftlet (''Aerodramus infuscatus'')
:: Subspecies: A. i. sororum, A. i. infuscatus, & A. i. ceramensis
:* Sulawesi swiftlet (''Aerodramus sororum'')
:* Seram swiftlet (''Aerodramus ceramensis'')
:* Mountain swiftlet (''Aerodramus hirundinaceus'')
:: Subspecies: A. h. baru, A. h. excelsus, & A. h. hirundinaceus
:* White-rumped swiftlet (''Aerodramus spodiopygius'')
:: Subspecies: A. s. delichon, A. s. eichhorni, A. s. noonaedanae, A. s. reichenowi, A. s. desolatus,
A. s. epiensis, A. s. ingens, A. s. leucopygius, A. s. assimilis, A. s. townsendi, & A. s. spodiopygius
:* Australian swiftlet (''Aerodramus terraereginae'')
:: Subspecies: A. t. terraereginae, & A. t. chillagoensis
:* Himalayan swiftlet (''Aerodramus brevirostris'')
:: Subspecies: A. b. brevirostris, A. b. innominatus, & A. b. rogersi
:* Indochinese swiftlet (''Aerodramus rogersi'') sometimes included in ''A. brevirostris''
:* Volcano swiftlet (''Aerodramus vulcanorum'') sometimes included in ''A. brevirostris''
:* Whitehead's swiftlet (''Aerodramus whiteheadi'')
:: Subspecies: A. w. whiteheadi, & A. w. origenis
:* Bare-legged swiftlet (''Aerodramus nuditarsus'')
:* Mayr's swiftlet (''Aerodramus orientalis'')
:: Subspecies: A. o. leletensis, & A. o. orientalis
:* Palawan swiftlet (''Aerodramus palawanensis'')
:* Mossy-nest swiftlet (''Aerodramus salangana'') sometimes included in ''A. vanikorensis''
:: Subspecies: A. s. natunae, A. s. maratua, A. s. aerophilus, & A. s. salangana
:* Uniform swiftlet (''Aerodramus vanikorensis'')
:: Subspecies: A. v. amelis, A. v. palawanensis, A. v. aenigma, A. v. heinrichi, A. v. moluccarum,
A. v. waigeuensis, A. v. steini, A. v. yorki, A. v. tagulae, A. v. coultasi, A. v. pallens, A. v. lihirensis,
A. v. lugubris, & A. v. vanikorensis
:* Palau swiftlet (''Aerodramus pelewensis'')
:* Mariana swiftlet (''Aerodramus bartschi'')
:* Island swiftlet (''Aerodramus inquietus'')
:: Subspecies: A. i. rukensis, A. i. ponapensis, & A. i. inquietus
:* Atiu swiftlet (''Aerodramus sawtelli'')
:* Tahiti swiftlet (''Aerodramus leucophaeus'')
:: Subspecies: A. l. leucophaeus, A. l. ocistus, & A. l. gilliardi
:* Marquesan swiftlet (''Aerodramus ocistus'')
:* Black-nest swiftlet (''Aerodramus maximus'')
:: Subspecies: A. m. maximus, A. m. lowi, & A. m. tichelmani
:* Edible-nest swiftlet (''Aerodramus fuciphagus'')
:: Subspecies: A. f. amechanus, A. f. germani, A. f. inexpectatus, A. f. vestitus, A. f. perplexus,
A. f. fuciphagus, A. f. dammermani, & A. f. micans
:* Germain's swiftlet (''Aerodramus germani'')
:* Three-toed swiftlet (''Aerodramus papuensis'')
* Genus ''Hydrochous''
:* Giant swiftlet (''Hydrochous gigas'')
* Genus '' Schoutedenapus'' - African swiftlets
:* Scarce swift (''Schoutedenapus myoptilus'')
:: Subspecies: S. m. poensis, S. m. chapini, & S. m. myoptilus
Tribe Chaeturini - needletails
* Genus '' Mearnsia''
:* Philippine spinetail (''Mearnsia picina'')
:* Papuan spinetail (''Mearnsia novaeguineae'')
:: Subspecies: M. n. buergersi, & M. n. novaeguineae
* Genus '' Zoonavena''
:* Madagascar spinetail (''Zoonavena grandidieri'')
:: Subspecies: Z. g. grandidieri, & Z. g. mariae
:* São Tomé spinetail (''Zoonavena thomensis'')
:* White-rumped spinetail (''Zoonavena sylvatica'')
* Genus ''Telacanthura''
:* Black spinetail (''Telacanthura melanopygia'')
:* Mottled spinetail (''Telacanthura ussheri'')
:: Subspecies: T. u. ussheri, T. u. sharpei, T. u. stictilaema, & T. u. benguellensis
* Genus '' Rhaphidura''
:* Silver-rumped spinetail (''Rhaphidura leucopygialis'')
:* Sabine's spinetail (''Rhaphidura sabini'')
* Genus ''Neafrapus''
:* Böhm's spinetail (''Neafrapus boehmi'')
:: Subspecies: N. b. boehmi, & N. b. sheppardi
:* Cassin's spinetail (''Neafrapus cassini'')
* Genus ''Hirundapus''
:* White-throated needletail (''Hirundapus caudacutus'')
:: Subspecies: H. c. caudacutus, & H. c. nudipes
:* Purple needletail (''Hirundapus celebensis'')
:* Silver-backed needletail (''Hirundapus cochinchinensis'')
:: Subspecies: H. c. rupchandi, H. c. cochinchinensis, & H. c. formosanus
:* Brown-backed needletail (''Hirundapus giganteus'')
:: Subspecies: H. g. indicus, & H. g. giganteus
* Genus '' Chaetura''
:* Band-rumped swift (''Chaetura spinicauda'')
:: Subspecies: C. s. aetherodroma, & C. s. spinicaudus
:* Lesser Antillean swift (''Chaetura martinica'')
:* Gray-rumped swift (''Chaetura cinereiventris'')
:: Subspecies: C. c. phaeopygos, C. c. occidentalis, C. c. schistacea, C. c. lawrencei, C. c. guianensis,
C. c. sclateri, & C. c. cinereiventris
:* Pale-rumped swift (''Chaetura egregia'')
:* Chimney swift (''Chaetura pelagica'')
:* Vaux's swift (''Chaetura vauxi'')
:: Subspecies: C. v. vauxi, C. v. tamaulipensis, C. v. gaumeri, C. v. warneri, C. v. richmondi,
C. v. ochropygia, & C. v. andrei
:* Chapman's swift (''Chaetura chapmani'')
:* Mato Grosso swift (''Chaetura viridipennis'')
:* Short-tailed swift (''Chaetura brachyura'')
:: Subspecies: C. b. brachyura, C. b. praevelox, C. b. cinereocauda, & C. b. ocypetes
:* Sick's swift (''Chaetura meridionalis'')
:* Costa Rican swift (''Chaetura fumosa'')
Tribe Apodini - typical swifts
* Genus '' Aeronautes''
:* White-throated swift (''Aeronautes saxatalis'')
:: Subspecies: A. s. saxatalis, & A. s. nigrior
:* White-tipped swift (''Aeronautes montivagus'')
:: Subspecies: A. m. montivagus, & A. m. tatei
:* Andean swift (''Aeronautes andecolus'')
:: Subspecies: A. a. parvulus, A. a. peruvianus, & A. a. andecolus

* Genus '' Tachornis''
:* Pygmy palm swift (''Tachornis furcata'')
:: Subspecies: T. f. nigrodorsalis, & T. f. furcata
:* Fork-tailed palm swift (''Tachornis squamata'')
:: Subspecies: T. s. semota, & T. s. squamata
:* Antillean palm-swift (''Tachornis phoenicobia'')
:: Subspecies: T. p. iradii, & T. p. phoenicobia

* Genus '' Panyptila''
:* Great swallow-tailed swift (''Panyptila sanctihieronymi'')
:* Lesser swallow-tailed swift (''Panyptila cayennensis'')
:: Subspecies: P. c. veraecrucis, & P. c. cayennensis
* Genus '' Cypsiurus''
:* Asian palm swift (''Cypsiurus balasiensis'')
:: Subspecies: C. b. balasiensis, C. b. infumatus, C. b. bartelsorum, & C. b. pallidior
:* African palm swift (''Cypsiurus parvus'')
:: Subspecies: C. p. parvus, C. p. brachypterus, C. p. myochrous, C. p. laemostigma, C. p. hyphaenes,
C. p. celer, & C. p. gracilis
:* Malagasy palm swift (''Cypsiurus gracilis'')
:: Subspecies: C. g. gracilis, C. g. griveaudi
* Genus ''Tachymarptis''
:*Alpine swift (''Tachymarptis melba'')
:: Subspecies: T. m. melba, T. m. tuneti, T. m. archeri, T. m. maximus, T. m. africanus, T. m. marjoriae,
T. m. willsi, T. m. nubifugus, T. m. dorabtatai, & T. m. bakeri
:* Mottled swift (''Tachymarptis aequatorialis'')
:: Subspecies: T. a. lowei, T. a. bamendae, T. a. furensis, T. a. aequatorialis, & T. a. gelidus
* Genus ''Apus''
:* Cape Verde swift (''Apus alexandri'')
:* Common swift (''Apus apus'')
:: Subspecies: A. a. apus, & A. a. pekinensis

:* Plain swift (''Apus unicolor'')
:* Nyanza swift (''Apus niansae'')
:: Subspecies: A. n. niansae, & A. n. somalicus
:* Pallid swift (''Apus pallidus'')
:: Subspecies: A. p. brehmorum, A. p. illyricus, & A. p. pallidus
:* African black swift (''Apus barbatus'')
:: Subspecies: A. b. glanvillei, A. b. serlei, A. b. roehli, A. b. hollidayi, A. b. oreobates,
& A. b. barbatus
:* Forbes-Watson's swift (''Apus berliozi'')
:: Subspecies: A. b. berliozi, & A. b. bensoni
:* Bradfield's swift (''Apus bradfieldi'')
:: Subspecies: A. b. bradfieldi, & A. b. deserticola
:* Malagasy black swift (''Apus balstoni'')
:: Subspecies: A. b. mayottensis, & A. b. balstoni
:* Pacific swift (''Apus pacificus'')
:: Subspecies: A. p. pacificus, A. p. kurodae, A. p. salimali, A. p. leuconyx, & A. p. cooki
:* Salim Ali's swift (''Apus salimalii'')
:* Blyth's swift (''Apus leuconyx'')
:* Cook's swift (''Apus cooki'')
:* Dark-rumped swift (''Apus acuticauda'')
:* Little swift (''Apus affinis'')
:: Subspecies: A. a. galilejensis, A. a. aerobates, A. a. bannermani, A. a. theresae, A. a. affinis,
& A. a. singalensis
:* House swift (''Apus nipalensis'')
:: Subspecies: A. n. nipalensis, A. n. subfurcatus, A. n. furcatus, & A. n. kuntzi
:* Horus swift (''Apus horus'')
:: Subspecies: A. h. horus, & A. h. fuscobrunneus
:* White-rumped swift (''Apus caffer'')
:* Bates's swift (''Apus batesi'')
:* Fernando Po swift (''Apus sladeniae'')

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Apodidae
Bird subfamilies