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List of swifts information


These 113 species of swifts (family Apodidae) are recognized by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC). They are distributed among four tribes and 19 genera.[1][2] However, the family's taxonomy is not settled. The Clements taxonomy recognizes 116 species[3] and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World recognizes only 97[4].

Tribe Cypseloidini

  • Genus Cypseloides
  • Spot-fronted swift (Cypseloides cherriei)
  • White-chinned swift (Cypseloides cryptus)
  • White-fronted swift (Cypseloides storeri)
  • Sooty swift (Cypseloides fumigatus)
  • Rothschild's swift (Cypseloides rothschildi)
  • American black swift (Cypseloides niger)
  • White-chested swift (Cypseloides lemosi)
  • Great dusky swift (Cypseloides senex)
  • Genus Streptoprocne
  • Tepui swift (Streptoprocne phelpsi)
  • Chestnut-collared swift (Streptoprocne rutila)
  • White-collared swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)
  • Biscutate swift (Streptoprocne biscutata)
  • White-naped swift (Streptoprocne semicollaris)

Tribe Collocaliini - swiftlets

  • Genus Hydrochous
  • Giant swiftlet (Hydrochous gigas)
  • 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)
  • Satin swiftlet (Collocalia uropygialis)
  • Bornean swiftlet (Collocalia dodgei)
  • Cave swiftlet (Collocalia linchi)
  • Christmas Island swiftlet (Collocalia natalis)
  • Pygmy swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes)
  • Genus Aerodramus
  • Seychelles swiftlet (Aerodramus elaphrus)
  • Mascarene swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus)
  • Indian swiftlet (Aerodramus unicolor)
  • Philippine swiftlet (Aerodramus mearnsi)
  • Halmahera swiftlet (Aerodramus infuscatus)
  • Sulawesi swiftlet (Aerodramus sororum)
  • Seram swiftlet (Aerodramus ceramensis)
  • Mountain swiftlet (Aerodramus hirundinaceus)
  • White-rumped swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius)
  • Australian swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae)
  • Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)
  • Volcano swiftlet (Aerodramus vulcanorum)
  • Whitehead's swiftlet (Aerodramus whiteheadi)
  • Bare-legged swiftlet (Aerodramus nuditarsus)
  • Mayr's swiftlet (Aerodramus orientalis)
  • Mossy-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus salangana)
  • Uniform swiftlet (Aerodramus vanikorensis)
  • Ameline swiftlet (Aerodramus amelis)
  • Palau swiftlet (Aerodramus pelewensis)
  • Mariana swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi)
  • Island swiftlet (Aerodramus inquietus)
  • Tahiti swiftlet (Aerodramus leucophaeus)
  • Atiu swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli)
  • Marquesan swiftlet (Aerodramus ocistus)
  • Black-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus)
  • Edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)
  • Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
  • Three-toed swiftlet (Aerodramus papuensis)
  • Genus Schoutedenapus
  • Scarce swift (Schoutedenapus myoptilus)

Tribe Chaeturini - needletails

  • Genus Mearnsia
  • Philippine spinetail (Mearnsia picina)
  • Papuan spinetail (Mearnsia novaeguineae)
  • Genus Zoonavena
  • Madagascar spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri)
  • Sao Tome spinetail (Zoonavena thomensis)
  • White-rumped spinetail (Zoonavena sylvatica)
  • Genus Telacanthura
  • Mottled spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri)
  • Black spinetail (Telacanthura melanopygia)
  • Genus Rhaphidura
  • Silver-rumped spinetail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis)
  • Sabine's spinetail (Rhaphidura sabini)
  • Genus Neafrapus
  • Cassin's spinetail (Neafrapus cassini)
  • Böhm's spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi)
  • Genus Hirundapus
  • White-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
  • Silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
  • Brown-backed needletail (Hirundapus giganteus)
  • Purple needletail (Hirundapus celebensis)
  • Genus Chaetura
  • Grey-rumped swift (Chaetura cinereiventris)
  • Band-rumped swift (Chaetura spinicaudus)
  • Lesser Antillean swift (Chaetura martinica)
  • Costa Rican swift (Chaetura fumosa)
  • Pale-rumped swift (Chaetura egregia)
  • Chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica)
  • Vaux's swift (Chaetura vauxi)
  • Chapman's swift (Chaetura chapmani)
  • Ashy-tailed swift (Chaetura andrei)
  • Sick's swift (Chaetura meridionalis)
  • Short-tailed swift (Chaetura brachyura)

Tribe Apodini - typical swifts

  • Genus Aeronautes
  • White-throated swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
  • White-tipped swift (Aeronautes montivagus)
  • Andean swift (Aeronautes andecolus)
  • Genus Tachornis
  • Antillean palm swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)
  • Pygmy palm swift (Tachornis furcata)
  • Fork-tailed palm swift (Tachornis squamata)
  • Genus Panyptila
  • Great swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi)
  • Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis)
  • Genus Cypsiurus
  • African palm swift (Cypsiurus parvus)
  • Malagasy palm swift (Cypsiurus gracilis)
  • Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
  • Genus Tachymarptis
  • Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba)
  • Mottled swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis)
  • Genus Apus
  • Cape Verde swift (Apus alexandri)
  • Common swift (Apus apus)
  • Plain swift (Apus unicolor)
  • Nyanza swift (Apus niansae)
  • Pallid swift (Apus pallidus)
  • African black swift (Apus barbatus)
  • Malagasy black swift (Apus balstoni)
  • Fernando Po swift (Apus sladeniae)
  • Forbes-Watson's swift (Apus berliozi)
  • Bradfield's swift (Apus bradfieldi)
  • Pacific swift (Apus pacificus)
  • 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)
  • House swift (Apus nipalensis)
  • Horus swift (Apus horus)
  • White-rumped swift (Apus caffer)
  • Bates's swift (Apus batesi)
  1. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2024). "Owlet-nightjars, treeswifts, swifts". IOC World Bird List. v 14.1. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Chantler, Phillip; Driessens, Gerard (2000). Swifts: A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World. London: Pica Press. pp. 19–20. ISBN 1-873403-83-6.
  3. ^ Clements, J. F., P.C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ retrieved October 28, 2023
  4. ^ HBW and BirdLife International (2023). Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 8. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v8_Dec23.zip retrieved December 28, 2023

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