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The Apodinae are a subfamily of swifts and contain the following species: Tribe Collocaliini -
swiftlet Swiftlets are birds contained within the four genera ''Aerodramus'', ''Hydrochous'', ''Schoutedenapus'' and ''Collocalia''. They form the Collocaliini tribe within the swift family Apodidae. The group contains around thirty species mostly confine ...
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Collocalia ''Collocalia'' is a genus of swifts, containing some of the smaller species termed "swiftlets". Formerly a catch-all genus for these, a number of its former members are now normally (though not by all authors) placed in ''Aerodramus''. The genus ...
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Plume-toed swiftlet The plume-toed swiftlet (''Collocalia affinis'') is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is found on some eastern Indian Ocean islands, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and lowland Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical m ...
(''Collocalia affinis'') :*
Grey-rumped swiftlet The grey-rumped swiftlet (''Collocalia marginata'') or grey-rumped swiftlet, is a small bird in the Swift (bird), swift family (biology), family Apodidae. It is endemism, endemic to some islands in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtrop ...
(''Collocalia marginata'') :*
Ridgetop swiftlet The ridgetop swiftlet (''Collocalia isonota'') is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It was previously considered a subspecies of th ...
(''Collocalia isonota'') :*
Tenggara swiftlet The Tenggara swiftlet (''Collocalia sumbawae'') is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic to the western Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It was previousl ...
(''Collocalia sumbawae'') :*
Drab swiftlet The drab swiftlet (''Collocalia neglecta'') is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the glossy swiftlet. Taxonomy The drab swiftlet was ...
(''Collocalia neglecta'') :*
Glossy swiftlet The glossy swiftlet (''Collocalia esculenta'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and eastwards to New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands. Taxonomy The glossy sw ...
(''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 The satin swiftlet (''Collocalia uropygialis'') is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It was formerly treated as ...
(''Collocalia uropygialis'') :*
Bornean swiftlet The Bornean swiftlet (''Collocalia dodgei''), also referred to as the Kinabalu 'linchi' swiftlet, is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic to the northern mountains of the island of Borneo. It has variously been considered a s ...
(''Collocalia dodgei'') :*
Cave swiftlet The cave swiftlet or linchi swiftlet (''Collocalia linchi'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found on the Indonesia islands of Sumatra, Java and Bali. It is a woodland species and nests in caves. The Bornean swiftlet was con ...
(''Collocalia linchi'') :: Subspecies: C. l. ripleyi, C. l. dodgei, C. l. linchi, & C. l. dedii :*
Christmas Island swiftlet The Christmas Island swiftlet (''Collocalia natalis''), also known as the Christmas glossy swiftlet or the Christmas cave swiftlet, is a small bird in the Swift (bird), swift family (biology), family Apodidae. It is endemism, endemic to Christma ...
(''Collocalia natalis'') :*
Pygmy swiftlet The pygmy swiftlet (''Collocalia troglodytes'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of land dominated by ...
(''Collocalia troglodytes'') * Genus ''
Aerodramus ''Aerodramus'' is a genus of small, dark, cave-nesting birds in the Collocaliini tribe of the swift family. Its members are confined to tropical and subtropical regions in southern Asia, Oceania and northeastern Australia. Many of its members ...
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Seychelles swiftlet The Seychelles swiftlet (''Aerodramus elaphrus'') is a small bird of the swift family. It is found only in the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. It is 10–12 cm long with a wingspan of 28 cm and a weight of about 10 g. The upperp ...
(''Aerodramus elaphrus'') :*
Mascarene swiftlet The Mascarene swiftlet or Mauritius swiftlet (''Aerodramus francicus'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Mauritius and Réunion, and the populations on the two islands have recently been confirmed to differ subspecifica ...
(''Aerodramus francicus'') :* Indian swiftlet (''Aerodramus unicolor'') :* Philippine swiftlet (''Aerodramus mearnsi'') :*
Moluccan swiftlet The Moluccan swiftlets (''Aerodramus infuscatus'') is a swift in the family Apodidae. They are endemic to Indonesia. They were at one time considered conspecific. The three subspecies are: * Sulawesi swiftlet, ''Aerodramus i. sororum'' * Halm ...
(''Aerodramus infuscatus'') :: Subspecies: A. i. sororum, A. i. infuscatus, & A. i. ceramensis :*
Sulawesi swiftlet The Sulawesi swiftlet (''Aerodramus sororum'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi. It used to be considered a subspecies of the Moluccan swiftlet. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowl ...
(''Aerodramus sororum'') :*
Seram swiftlet The Seram swiftlet (''Aerodramus ceramensis'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Buru, Seram, Boano and Ambon Island. It used to be considered a subspecies of the Moluccan swiftlet. Its natural habitats are subtropic ...
(''Aerodramus ceramensis'') :*
Mountain swiftlet The mountain swiftlet (''Aerodramus hirundinaceus'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to the island of New Guinea and the nearby islands of Karkar, Yapen and Goodenough. It was once placed in the genus ''Collocalia'' bu ...
(''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 The Australian swiftlet (''Aerodramus terraereginae'') is a small bird belonging to the genus ''Aerodramus'' in the swift family, Apodidae. It is endemic to Queensland in north-eastern Australia. It was formerly included in the white-rumped s ...
(''Aerodramus terraereginae'') :: Subspecies: A. t. terraereginae, & A. t. chillagoensis :*
Himalayan swiftlet The Himalayan swiftlet (''Aerodramus brevirostris'') is a small swift. It is a common colonial breeder in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Some populations are migratory. This swiftlet was formerly placed in the genus ''Collocalia''. Two of ...
(''Aerodramus brevirostris'') :: Subspecies: A. b. brevirostris, A. b. innominatus, & A. b. rogersi :*
Indochinese swiftlet The Himalayan swiftlet (''Aerodramus brevirostris'') is a small swift. It is a common colonial breeder in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Some populations are migratory. This swiftlet was formerly placed in the genus ''Collocalia''. Two of it ...
(''Aerodramus rogersi'') sometimes included in ''A. brevirostris'' :*
Volcano swiftlet The volcano swiftlet (''Aerodramus vulcanorum'' or ''Collocalia vulcanorum'') is a species of bird in the family Apodidae formerly considered conspecific with the Himalayan swiftlet (''Aerodramus brevirostris''). It is endemic to several sites in ...
(''Aerodramus vulcanorum'') sometimes included in ''A. brevirostris'' :*
Whitehead's swiftlet Whitehead's swiftlet (''Aerodramus whiteheadi'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is named after the British explorer John Whitehead (1860–1899) who collected natural history specimens in ...
(''Aerodramus whiteheadi'') :: Subspecies: A. w. whiteheadi, & A. w. origenis :*
Bare-legged swiftlet The bare-legged swiftlet (''Aerodramus nuditarsus'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in New Guinea, in subtropical and tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alp ...
(''Aerodramus nuditarsus'') :*
Mayr's swiftlet Mayr's swiftlet (''Aerodramus orientalis'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in New Ireland and Guadalcanal Guadalcanal (; indigenous name: ''Isatabu'') is the principal island in Guadalcanal Province of Solomon Isla ...
(''Aerodramus orientalis'') :: Subspecies: A. o. leletensis, & A. o. orientalis :*
Palawan swiftlet The Ameline swiftlet (''Aerodramus amelis''), also known as the grey swiftlet, was formerly considered as a subspecies of the uniform swiftlet. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland fore ...
(''Aerodramus palawanensis'') :*
Mossy-nest swiftlet The mossy-nest swiftlet (''Aerodramus salangana'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the uniform swiftlet. It is found in northern Borneo, the Natuna and the Derawan Islands an ...
(''Aerodramus salangana'') sometimes included in ''A. vanikorensis'' :: Subspecies: A. s. natunae, A. s. maratua, A. s. aerophilus, & A. s. salangana :*
Uniform swiftlet The uniform swiftlet, (''Aerodramus vanikorensis''), also known as the Vanikoro swiftlet or lowland swiftlet, is a gregarious, medium-sized swiftlet with a shallowly forked tail. The colouring is dark grey-brown, darker on the upperparts with so ...
(''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 The Palau swiftlet (''Aerodramus pelewensis'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to Palau. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hun ...
(''Aerodramus pelewensis'') :*
Mariana swiftlet The Mariana swiftlet or Guam swiftlet (''Aerodramus bartschi'') is a species of swiftlet in the family Apodidae. Taxonomy It was formerly lumped with the island swiftlet (''Aerodramus inquietus''). Description The swiftlet is about 11 c ...
(''Aerodramus bartschi'') :*
Island swiftlet The island swiftlet, also known as the Caroline swiftlet, Micronesian swiftlet, or Caroline Islands swiftlet, (''Aerodramus inquietus'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the unifor ...
(''Aerodramus inquietus'') :: Subspecies: A. i. rukensis, A. i. ponapensis, & A. i. inquietus :* Atiu swiftlet (''Aerodramus sawtelli'') :*
Tahiti swiftlet The Tahiti swiftlet or Polynesian swiftlet (''Aerodramus leucophaeus'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. While often compared to the Marquesan Swiftlet, this bird is often more pale faced. The subspecies is the Monotypic which mean ...
(''Aerodramus leucophaeus'') :: Subspecies: A. l. leucophaeus, A. l. ocistus, & A. l. gilliardi :*
Marquesan swiftlet The Marquesan swiftlet (''Aerodramus ocistus'') is a species of Swift (bird), swift in the family Apodidae. It is Endemism, endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. References Aer ...
(''Aerodramus ocistus'') :*
Black-nest swiftlet The black-nest swiftlet (''Aerodramus maximus'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropica ...
(''Aerodramus maximus'') :: Subspecies: A. m. maximus, A. m. lowi, & A. m. tichelmani :*
Edible-nest swiftlet The edible-nest swiftlet (''Aerodramus fuciphagus''), also known as the white-nest swiftlet, is a small bird of the swift family which is found in Southeast Asia. Its opaque and whitish bird nest is made exclusively of solidified saliva and i ...
(''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 Germain's swiftlet (''Aerodramus germani'') is a species of swift. It is found in China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland fores ...
(''Aerodramus germani'') :*
Three-toed swiftlet The three-toed swiftlet or Papuan swiftlet (''Aerodramus papuensis'', formerly ''Collocalia papuensis'') is a species of swift. It is found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or jus ...
(''Aerodramus papuensis'') * Genus ''Hydrochous'' :*
Giant swiftlet The giant swiftlet (''Hydrochous gigas''), also known as the waterfall swift, is a species of bird in the swift family, Apodidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Hydrochous''. It is found in Malaysia, Sumatra and Java, where its n ...
(''Hydrochous gigas'') * Genus ''
Schoutedenapus The scarce swift (''Schoutedenapus myoptilus'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It has a disjunct range of presence throughout the Afromontane : Cameroon line, Albertine Rift montane forests, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique ...
'' - African swiftlets :*
Scarce swift The scarce swift (''Schoutedenapus myoptilus'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It has a disjunct range of presence throughout the Afromontane : Cameroon line, Albertine Rift montane forests, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique ...
(''Schoutedenapus myoptilus'') :: Subspecies: S. m. poensis, S. m. chapini, & S. m. myoptilus Tribe Chaeturini - needletails * Genus ''
Mearnsia ''Mearnsia'' is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the ord ...
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Philippine spine-tailed swift The Philippine spinetail (''Mearnsia picina''), also known as the Philippine needletail or Philippine spine-tailed swift, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found in the islands of Mindanao and Visaya ...
(''Mearnsia picina'') :*
Papuan spine-tailed swift The Papuan spine-tailed swift (''Mearnsia novaeguineae''), also known as the Papuan needletail, New Guinea spine-tailed swift or Papua spinetail, is a small (11.5 cm in length), stocky swift with a short, rounded tail and very fast flight. ...
(''Mearnsia novaeguineae'') :: Subspecies: M. n. buergersi, & M. n. novaeguineae * Genus ''
Zoonavena ''Zoonavena'' is a genus of swift in the family Apodidae. It contains the following species: * Madagascar spinetail (''Zoonavena grandidieri'') * São Tomé spinetail The São Tomé spinetail (''Zoonavena thomensis'') is a species of swift ...
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Madagascar spinetail The Madagascar spinetail, Madagascan spinetail or Malagasy spinetail (''Zoonavena grandidieri'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, and Mayotte Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore language, ...
(''Zoonavena grandidieri'') :: Subspecies: Z. g. grandidieri, & Z. g. mariae :*
São Tomé spinetail The São Tomé spinetail (''Zoonavena thomensis'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.BirdLife InternationalSpecies Factsheet ''Zoonavena thomensis'' accessed 17 January 2019 The species was de ...
(''Zoonavena thomensis'') :*
White-rumped spinetail The white-rumped spinetail or white-rumped needletail (''Zoonavena sylvatica'') is a species of swift found in the forests of Bangladesh, India (the Western Ghats) and Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democrat ...
(''Zoonavena sylvatica'') * Genus ''
Telacanthura ''Telacanthura'' is a genus of swift in the family Apodidae The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the o ...
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Black spinetail The black spinetail (''Telacanthura melanopygia'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liber ...
(''Telacanthura melanopygia'') :*
Mottled spinetail The mottled spinetail (''Telacanthura ussheri'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, ...
(''Telacanthura ussheri'') :: Subspecies: T. u. ussheri, T. u. sharpei, T. u. stictilaema, & T. u. benguellensis * Genus ''
Rhaphidura ''Rhaphidura'' is a genus of swift in the family Apodidae. It contains the following species: * Silver-rumped spinetail (''Rhaphidura leucopygialis'') * Sabine's spinetail (''Rhaphidura sabini'') References Bird genera Taxa named ...
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Silver-rumped spinetail The silver-rumped spinetail or silver-rumped needletail (''Rhaphidura leucopygialis'', sometimes spelled ''Raphidura leucopygialis'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, a ...
(''Rhaphidura leucopygialis'') :*
Sabine's spinetail Sabine's spinetail ( ; ''Rhaphidura sabini'', sometimes spelled ''Raphidura sabini'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in forests of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic ...
(''Rhaphidura sabini'') * Genus ''
Neafrapus ''Neafrapus'' is a genus of swift in the family Apodidae. It contains the following species: * Böhm's spinetail (''Neafrapus boehmi'') * Cassin's spinetail (''Neafrapus cassini'') References Bird genera   Taxonomy articles cre ...
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Böhm's spinetail Böhm's spinetail, also Bohm's spinetail or Boehm's spinetail, (''Neafrapus boehmi''), also known as the bat-like spinetail, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, DRC, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, ...
(''Neafrapus boehmi'') :: Subspecies: N. b. boehmi, & N. b. sheppardi :*
Cassin's spinetail Cassin's spinetail (''Neafrapus cassini'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found throughout the African tropical rainforest (including Bioko Bioko (; historically Fernando Po; bvb, Ëtulá Ëria) is an island off the we ...
(''Neafrapus cassini'') * Genus ''
Hirundapus ''Hirundapus'' is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae. The name ''Hirundapus'' is constructed from the names of the swallow genus ''Hirundo'' and the swift genus ''Apus''. It contains the following species: * White-throated needletail ('' ...
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White-throated needletail The white-throated needletail (''Hirundapus caudacutus''), also known as needle-tailed swift or spine-tailed swift, is a large swift in the genus Hirundapus. It is reputed to reach speeds of up to 170 km/h (105 mph) in horizontal flight, but th ...
(''Hirundapus caudacutus'') :: Subspecies: H. c. caudacutus, & H. c. nudipes :*
Purple needletail The purple needletail (''Hirundapus celebensis''), or ''hagibas'' in Tagalog, is the largest swift found in the Old World. It is native to the Philippine archipelago and the Minahasa Peninsula (Sulawesi). This bird lives in various forests and ...
(''Hirundapus celebensis'') :*
Silver-backed needletail The silver-backed needletail (''Hirundapus cochinchinensis'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Java and Taiwan. It is a vagrant to Christmas Island. Its natural habitat is subtropical or trop ...
(''Hirundapus cochinchinensis'') :: Subspecies: H. c. rupchandi, H. c. cochinchinensis, & H. c. formosanus :*
Brown-backed needletail The brown-backed needletail (''Hirundapus giganteus''), or brown needletail, is a large swift. These birds have very short legs which they use only mainly for clinging to vertical surfaces. They never settle voluntarily on the ground and spend m ...
(''Hirundapus giganteus'') :: Subspecies: H. g. indicus, & H. g. giganteus * Genus ''
Chaetura ''Chaetura'' is a genus of needletail swifts found in the Americas. Although they resemble swallows, the two are not at all closely related; this is instead a result of convergent evolution. Some members of ''Chaetura'' are long-distance migrant ...
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Band-rumped swift The band-rumped swift (''Chaetura spinicaudus'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found from Panama south through Colombia into Ecuador, east from Venezuela into the Guianas and Brazil, and on Trini ...
(''Chaetura spinicauda'') :: Subspecies: C. s. aetherodroma, & C. s. spinicaudus :*
Lesser Antillean swift The Lesser Antillean swift (''Chaetura martinica'') is a species a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital c ...
(''Chaetura martinica'') :*
Gray-rumped swift The grey-rumped swift or gray-rumped swift (''Chaetura cinereiventris'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife Internation ...
(''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 The pale-rumped swift (''Chaetura egregia'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the b ...
(''Chaetura egregia'') :*
Chimney swift The chimney swift (''Chaetura pelagica'') is a bird belonging to the swift family Apodidae. A member of the genus ''Chaetura'', it is closely related to both the Vaux's swift and the Chapman's swift; in the past, the three were sometimes consider ...
(''Chaetura pelagica'') :*
Vaux's swift Vaux's swift (''Chaetura vauxi'') is a small swift native to North America, Central America, and northern South America. It was named for the American scientist William Sansom Vaux. Description This is a small swift, even compared to other '' ...
(''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 Chapman's swift (''Chaetura chapmani'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the bir ...
(''Chaetura chapmani'') :*
Mato Grosso swift Chapman's swift (''Chaetura chapmani'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds ...
(''Chaetura viridipennis'') :*
Short-tailed swift The short-tailed swift (''Chaetura brachyura'') is a bird in the Apodidae, or swift family. Taxonomy The species was first formally described as ''Acanthylis brachyura'' in 1846 by the Scottish naturalist Sir William Jardine, based on the obs ...
(''Chaetura brachyura'') :: Subspecies: C. b. brachyura, C. b. praevelox, C. b. cinereocauda, & C. b. ocypetes :*
Sick's swift Sick's swift (''Chaetura meridionalis'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It was previously considered conspecific with the smaller ashy-tailed swift, but a study published in 1997 found that Sick's swift was closer to the chimney ...
(''Chaetura meridionalis'') :*
Costa Rican swift The Costa Rican swift (''Chaetura fumosa'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the bi ...
(''Chaetura fumosa'') Tribe Apodini - typical swifts * Genus ''
Aeronautes ''Aeronautes'' is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae. It contains the following species: * White-throated swift The white-throated swift (''Aeronautes saxatalis'') is a swift of the family Apodidae native to western North America, so ...
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White-throated swift The white-throated swift (''Aeronautes saxatalis'') is a swift of the family Apodidae native to western North America, south to cordilleran western Honduras.Ryan TP, Collins CT. 2000. White-throated Swift (''Aeronautes saxatalis''). Version 2 ...
(''Aeronautes saxatalis'') :: Subspecies: A. s. saxatalis, & A. s. nigrior :*
White-tipped swift The white-tipped swift (''Aeronautes montivagus'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of ...
(''Aeronautes montivagus'') :: Subspecies: A. m. montivagus, & A. m. tatei :*
Andean swift The Andean swift (''Aeronautes andecolus'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and ...
(''Aeronautes andecolus'') :: Subspecies: A. a. parvulus, A. a. peruvianus, & A. a. andecolus * Genus ''
Tachornis ''Tachornis'' is a genus of swift in the family Apodidae. It contains the following species: * Pygmy palm swift (''Tachornis furcata'') * Fork-tailed palm swift (''Tachornis squamata'') * Antillean palm swift (''Tachornis phoenicobia'') * ''Ta ...
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Pygmy palm swift The pygmy palm swift (''Tachornis furcata''), also known as the pygmy swift, is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the ...
(''Tachornis furcata'') :: Subspecies: T. f. nigrodorsalis, & T. f. furcata :*
Fork-tailed palm swift The fork-tailed palm swift or Neotropical palm swift (''Tachornis squamata'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found across most of northern South America and on Trinidad and Tobago.HBW and BirdLif ...
(''Tachornis squamata'') :: Subspecies: T. s. semota, & T. s. squamata :*
Antillean palm-swift The Antillean palm swift (''Tachornis phoenicobia'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found on the Caribbean islands of Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola (shared by the Dominican Republic and Hait ...
(''Tachornis phoenicobia'') :: Subspecies: T. p. iradii, & T. p. phoenicobia * Genus ''
Panyptila ''Panyptila'' is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae. The two species are found in Central and South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Panyptila'' was introduced in 1847 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis with the lesser swallow-tailed s ...
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Great swallow-tailed swift The great swallow-tailed swift (''Panyptila sanctihieronymi'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital ...
(''Panyptila sanctihieronymi'') :*
Lesser swallow-tailed swift The lesser swallow-tailed swift or Cayenne swift (''Panyptila cayennensis'') is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found from southern Mexico through Central America; in every mainland South America cou ...
(''Panyptila cayennensis'') :: Subspecies: P. c. veraecrucis, & P. c. cayennensis * Genus ''
Cypsiurus ''Cypsiurus'' is a genus of the swift family of birds. There are three species * Asian palm swift, ''Cypsiurus balasiensis'' * African palm swift, ''Cypsiurus parvus'' * Malagasy palm swift, ''Cypsiurus gracilis'' These very similar species wer ...
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Asian palm swift The Asian palm swift (''Cypsiurus balasiensis'') is a small swift. It is very similar to the African palm swift, ''Cypsiurus parvus'', and was formerly considered to be the same species. It is a common resident breeder in tropical Asia from Indi ...
(''Cypsiurus balasiensis'') :: Subspecies: C. b. balasiensis, C. b. infumatus, C. b. bartelsorum, & C. b. pallidior :*
African palm swift The African palm swift (''Cypsiurus parvus'') is a small swift. It is very similar to the Asian palm swift, ''Cypsiurus balasiensis'', and was formerly considered to be the same species. The Malagasy palm swift was also recently split from thi ...
(''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 The Malagasy palm swift (''Cypsiurus gracilis'') is a small swift in the family Apodidae. It is very similar to the African palm swift, ''Cypsiurus parvus'', with which it was formerly considered conspecific. It was split based on differences in ...
(''Cypsiurus gracilis'') :: Subspecies: C. g. gracilis, C. g. griveaudi * Genus ''
Tachymarptis ''Tachymarptis'' is a genus of bird in the swift family, Apodidae. It contains the Alpine swift (''Tachymarptis melba'') of Eurasia and Africa and the mottled swift (''Tachymarptis aequatorialis'') of Africa. They are large swifts with relatively ...
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Alpine swift The alpine swift (''Tachymarptis melba'') formerly ''Apus melba'', is a species of swift found in Africa, southern Europe and Asia. They breed in mountains from southern Europe to the Himalaya. Like common swifts, they are migratory; the souther ...
(''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 The mottled swift (''Tachymarptis aequatorialis'') is a species of bird in the swift family, Apodidae. It is one of two species in the genus '' Tachymarptis'' together with the alpine swift (''T. melba'').Chantler, Phil & Gerald Driessens (2000) ...
(''Tachymarptis aequatorialis'') :: Subspecies: T. a. lowei, T. a. bamendae, T. a. furensis, T. a. aequatorialis, & T. a. gelidus * Genus ''
Apus Apus is a small constellation in the southern sky. It represents a bird-of-paradise, and its name means "without feet" in Greek because the bird-of-paradise was once wrongly believed to lack feet. First depicted on a celestial globe by Petrus ...
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Cape Verde swift The Cape Verde swift or Alexander's swift (''Apus alexandri'') is a small bird of the swift family found only in the Cape Verde Islands. It has been recorded from all the islands except Santa Luzia although it probably breeds only on Santiago, ...
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Common swift The common swift (''Apus apus'') is a medium-sized bird, superficially similar to the barn swallow or house martin but somewhat larger, though not stemming from those passerine species, being in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between t ...
(''Apus apus'') :: Subspecies: A. a. apus, & A. a. pekinensis :*
Plain swift The plain swift (''Apus unicolor'') is a medium-sized swift. Although this bird is superficially similar to a barn swallow or house martin, it is not related to those passerine species. The resemblances between the groups are due to converg ...
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Nyanza swift The Nyanza swift (''Apus niansae'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Identification The Nyanza swift, also known as the brown swift, is a ...
(''Apus niansae'') :: Subspecies: A. n. niansae, & A. n. somalicus :*
Pallid swift The pallid swift (''Apus pallidus'') is a small bird, superficially similar to a barn swallow or house martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since the swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances betwe ...
(''Apus pallidus'') :: Subspecies: A. p. brehmorum, A. p. illyricus, & A. p. pallidus :*
African black swift The African black swift (''Apus barbatus''), also known as the African swift or black swift, is a medium-sized bird in the swift family. It breeds in Africa discontinuously from Liberia, Cameroon, Zaire, Uganda and Kenya southwards to South Afric ...
(''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 Forbes-Watson's swift (''Apus berliozi'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It breeds in coastal areas of Somalia and the southern Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْ ...
(''Apus berliozi'') :: Subspecies: A. b. berliozi, & A. b. bensoni :*
Bradfield's swift Bradfield's swift (''Apus bradfieldi'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the South African naturalist R. D. Bradfield ...
(''Apus bradfieldi'') :: Subspecies: A. b. bradfieldi, & A. b. deserticola :*
Malagasy black swift The Malagasy black swift (''Apus balstoni'') or Madagascar swift, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. Habitat Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland fore ...
(''Apus balstoni'') :: Subspecies: A. b. mayottensis, & A. b. balstoni :*
Pacific swift The Pacific swift or fork-tailed swift (''Apus pacificus'') is a species of bird that is part of the Swift family. It breeds in eastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, spending the northern hemisphere's winter in Southeast Asia and Austra ...
(''Apus pacificus'') :: Subspecies: A. p. pacificus, A. p. kurodae, A. p. salimali, A. p. leuconyx, & A. p. cooki :*
Salim Ali's swift Salim Ali's swift (''Apus salimalii'') is a small bird, superficially similar to a house martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups ...
(''Apus salimalii'') :*
Blyth's swift Blyth's swift (''Apus leuconyx''), is a small bird, superficially similar to a house martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are d ...
(''Apus leuconyx'') :*
Cook's swift Cook's swift (''Apus cooki'') is a small bird, superficially similar to a house martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are due to co ...
(''Apus cooki'') :*
Dark-rumped swift The dark-rumped swift (''Apus acuticauda'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Bhutan and Northeast India and is a vagrant to Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threaten ...
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Little swift The little swift (''Apus affinis''), is a small species of Swift (bird), swift found in Africa and southwestern Asia, and are vagrants and local breeders in southern Europe. They are found both in urban areas and at rocky cliffs where they build ...
(''Apus affinis'') :: Subspecies: A. a. galilejensis, A. a. aerobates, A. a. bannermani, A. a. theresae, A. a. affinis,
& A. a. singalensis :*
House swift The house swift (''Apus nipalensis'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Japan, Nepal, and Southeast Asia. It is capable of flying long distances by alternately shutting off hemispheres of their brain in-flight. In May 2 ...
(''Apus nipalensis'') :: Subspecies: A. n. nipalensis, A. n. subfurcatus, A. n. furcatus, & A. n. kuntzi :*
Horus swift The Horus swift (''Apus horus'') is a small bird in the swift family. Horus, whose name this bird commemorates, was the ancient Egyptian god of the sun, son of Osiris and Isis. Description The Horus swift is 13–15 cm long and quite b ...
(''Apus horus'') :: Subspecies: A. h. horus, & A. h. fuscobrunneus :*
White-rumped swift The white-rumped swift (''Apus caffer'') is a species of swift. Although this small bird is superficially similar to a house martin, it is not closely related to that passerine species. The resemblances between the swallows and swifts are due t ...
(''Apus caffer'') :*
Bates's swift Bates's swift (''Apus batesi'') is a species of small swift in the family Apodidae which is found in western Africa. Description Bates's swift is a small, slender swift with a deeply forked tail which is often held closed to form a point. It has ...
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Fernando Po swift The Fernando Po swift (''Apus sladeniae'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. The specific epithet is for Constance Sladen Constance Sladen (11 August 184817 J ...
(''Apus sladeniae'')


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