Biology:List of swift species

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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]

Tribe Cypseloidini

Tribe Collocaliini - swiftlets

  • Genus Hydrochous
  • Genus Schoutedenapus

Tribe Chaeturini - needletails

Tribe Apodini - typical swifts

  • Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba)
  • Mottled swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis)
  • 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)

References

  1. "Owlet-nightjars, treeswifts, swifts". January 2023. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/bow/swifts/. 
  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.