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
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
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