Apodidae
Bird family with 105 species
Species
African Black Swift
(Apus barbatus)
African Palm Swift
(Cypsiurus parvus)
Alpine Swift
(Tachymarptis melba)
Ameline Swiftlet
(Aerodramus amelis)
American Black Swift
(Cypseloides niger)
Andean Swift
(Aeronautes andecolus)
Antillean Palm Swift
(Tachornis phoenicobia)
Ashy-tailed Swift
(Chaetura andrei)
Asian Palm Swift
(Cypsiurus balasiensis)
Atiu Swiftlet
(Aerodramus sawtelli)
Australian Swiftlet
(Aerodramus terraereginae)
Band-rumped Swift
(Chaetura spinicaudus)
Bare-legged Swiftlet
(Aerodramus nuditarsus)
Bates's Swift
(Apus batesi)
Biscutate Swift
(Streptoprocne biscutata)
Black Spinetail
(Telacanthura melanopygia)
Black-nest Swiftlet
(Aerodramus maximus)
Bornean Swiftlet
(Collocalia dodgei)
Bradfield's Swift
(Apus bradfieldi)
Brown-backed Needletail
(Hirundapus giganteus)
Böhm's Spinetail
(Neafrapus boehmi)
Cape Verde Swift
(Apus alexandri)
Caroline Swiftlet
(Aerodramus inquietus)
Cassin's Spinetail
(Neafrapus cassini)
Chapman's Swift
(Chaetura chapmani)
Chestnut-collared Swift
(Streptoprocne rutila)
Chimney Swift
(Chaetura pelagica)
Christmas Swiftlet
(Collocalia natalis)
Common Swift
(Apus apus)
Costa Rican Swift
(Chaetura fumosa)
Dark-rumped Swift
(Apus acuticauda)
Drab Swiftlet
(Collocalia neglecta)
Edible-nest Swiftlet
(Aerodramus fuciphagus)
Forbes-Watson's Swift
(Apus berliozi)
Fork-tailed Palm Swift
(Tachornis squamata)
Fork-tailed Swift
(Apus pacificus)
Giant Swiftlet
(Hydrochous gigas)
Glossy Swiftlet
(Collocalia esculenta)
Great Dusky Swift
(Cypseloides senex)
Great Swallow-tailed Swift
(Panyptila sanctihieronymi)
Grey-rumped Swift
(Chaetura cinereiventris)
Grey-rumped Swiftlet
(Collocalia marginata)
Himalayan Swiftlet
(Aerodramus brevirostris)
Horus Swift
(Apus horus)
House Swift
(Apus nipalensis)
Indian Swiftlet
(Aerodramus unicolor)
Lesser Antillean Swift
(Chaetura martinica)
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
(Panyptila cayennensis)
Linchi Swiftlet
(Collocalia linchi)
Little Swift
(Apus affinis)
Madagascar Spinetail
(Zoonavena grandidieri)
Malagasy Black Swift
(Apus balstoni)
Malagasy Palm Swift
(Cypsiurus gracilis)
Mariana Swiftlet
(Aerodramus bartschi)
Mascarene Swiftlet
(Aerodramus francicus)
Mayr's Swiftlet
(Aerodramus orientalis)
Moluccan Swiftlet
(Aerodramus infuscatus)
Mossy-nest Swiftlet
(Aerodramus salangana)
Mottled Spinetail
(Telacanthura ussheri)
Mottled Swift
(Tachymarptis aequatorialis)
Mountain Swiftlet
(Aerodramus hirundinaceus)
Nyanza Swift
(Apus niansae)
Palau Swiftlet
(Aerodramus pelewensis)
Pale-rumped Swift
(Chaetura egregia)
Pallid Swift
(Apus pallidus)
Papuan Spinetail
(Mearnsia novaeguineae)
Philippine Spinetail
(Mearnsia picina)
Philippine Swiftlet
(Aerodramus mearnsi)
Plain Swift
(Apus unicolor)
Plume-toed Swiftlet
(Collocalia affinis)
Polynesian Swiftlet
(Aerodramus leucophaeus)
Purple Needletail
(Hirundapus celebensis)
Pygmy Palm Swift
(Tachornis furcata)
Pygmy Swiftlet
(Collocalia troglodytes)
Ridgetop Swiftlet
(Collocalia isonota)
Rothschild's Swift
(Cypseloides rothschildi)
Sabine's Spinetail
(Rhaphidura sabini)
Sao Tome Spinetail
(Zoonavena thomensis)
Satin Swiftlet
(Collocalia uropygialis)
Scarce Swift
(Schoutedenapus myoptilus)
Seychelles Swiftlet
(Aerodramus elaphrus)
Short-tailed Swift
(Chaetura brachyura)
Sick's Swift
(Chaetura meridionalis)
Silver-backed Needletail
(Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
Silver-rumped Spinetail
(Rhaphidura leucopygialis)
Sooty Swift
(Cypseloides fumigatus)
Spot-fronted Swift
(Cypseloides cherriei)
Tenggara Swiftlet
(Collocalia sumbawae)
Tepui Swift
(Streptoprocne phelpsi)
Three-toed Swiftlet
(Aerodramus papuensis)
Uniform Swiftlet
(Aerodramus vanikorensis)
Vaux's Swift
(Chaetura vauxi)
Volcano Swiftlet
(Aerodramus vulcanorum)
White-chested Swift
(Cypseloides lemosi)
White-chinned Swift
(Cypseloides cryptus)
White-collared Swift
(Streptoprocne zonaris)
White-fronted Swift
(Cypseloides storeri)
White-naped Swift
(Streptoprocne semicollaris)
White-rumped Spinetail
(Zoonavena sylvatica)
White-rumped Swift
(Apus caffer)
White-rumped Swiftlet
(Aerodramus spodiopygius)
White-throated Needletail
(Hirundapus caudacutus)
White-throated Swift
(Aeronautes saxatalis)
White-tipped Swift
(Aeronautes montivagus)
Whitehead's Swiftlet
(Aerodramus whiteheadi)
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