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Category:Apodiformes

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Order: Apodiformes

[edit] Description

This order includes Swifts, Treeswifts, and Hummingbirds. Similarities between these groups are especially found in the structure of the wing, with both arm and forearm very short while the hand is elongated.

[edit] Taxonomy

Apodiformes is an order in the class Aves. The closest relatives to this order are the Owlet-nightjars, Aegothelidae, a family in the order Caprimulgiformes which contains Nightjars, Frogmouths, Potoos, and the Oilbird. This creates a taxonomic problem for which there are three possible solutions:

  • 1 Transfer Owlet-nightjars to Apodiformes,
  • 2 Make a new overriding taxon that contains Apodiformes and Aegothelidae, OR
  • 3 Embed Apodiformes within the nightjars (Caprimulgiformes)


Order Apodiformes view • edit

Family Apodidae view • edit

Genus Cypseloides view • edit
C. niger Black Swift
C. lemosi White-chested Swift
C. rothschildi Rothschild's Swift
C. fumigatus Sooty Swift
C. storeri White-fronted Swift
C. cryptus White-chinned Swift
C. cherriei Spot-fronted Swift
C. senex Great Dusky Swift

Genus Streptoprocne view • edit
S. rutilus Chestnut-collared Swift
S. phelpsi Tepui Swift
S. zonaris White-collared Swift
S. semicollaris White-naped Swift
S. biscutata Biscutate Swift

Genus Mearnsia view • edit
M. picina Philippine Needletail
M. novaguineae Papuan Needletail

Genus Zoonavena view • edit
Z. grandidieri Malagasy Spinetail
Z. thomensis Sao Tome Spinetail
Z. sylvatica White-rumped Spinetail

Genus Telacanthura view • edit
T. ussheri Mottled Spinetail
T. melanopygia Black Spinetail

Genus Rhaphidura view • edit
R. leucopygialis Silver-rumped Spinetail
R. sabini Sabine's Spinetail

Genus Neafrapus view • edit
N. cassini Cassin's Spinetail
N. boehmi Bat-like Spinetail

Genus Chaetura view • edit
C. pelagica Chimney Swift
C. vauxi Vaux's Swift
C. chapmani Chapman's Swift
C. brachyura Short-tailed Swift
C. andrei Ashy-tailed Swift
C. spinicauda Band-rumped Swift
C. fumosa Costa Rican Swift
C. cinereiventris Gray-rumped Swift
C. egregia Pale-rumped Swift
C. martinica Lesser Antillean Swift

Genus Hirundapus view • edit
H. caudacutus White-throated Needletail
H. cochinchinensis Silver-backed Needletail
H. giganteus Brown-backed Needletail
H. celebensis Purple Needletail

Genus Hydrochous view • edit
H. gigas Waterfall Swift

Genus Collocalia view • edit
C. esculenta Glossy Swiftlet
C. linchi Cave Swiftlet
C. troglodytes Pygmy Swiftlet

Genus Aerodramus view • edit
A. elaphrus Seychelles Swiftlet
A. francicus Mascarene Swiftlet
A. unicolor Indian Swiftlet
A. infuscatus Moluccan Swiftlet
A. mearnsi Philippine Swiftlet
A. hirundinaceus Mountain Swiftlet
A. spodiopygius White-rumped Swiftlet
A. terraereginae Australian Swiftlet
A. brevirostris Himalayan Swiftlet
A. rogersi Indochinese Swiftlet
A. vulcanorum Volcano Swiftlet
A. whiteheadi Whitehead's Swiftlet
A. nuditarsus Bare-legged Swiftlet
A. orientalis Mayr's Swiftlet
A. palawanensis Palawan Swiftlet
A. vanikorensis Uniform Swiftlet
A. amelis Grey Swiftlet
A. salangana Mossy-nest Swiftlet
A. pelewensis Palau Swiftlet
A. bartschi Guam Swiftlet
A. inquietus Micronesian Swiftlet
A. sawtelli Atiu Swiftlet
A. leucophaeus Tahiti Swiftlet
A. ocistus Marquesan Swiftlet
A. maximus Black-nest Swiftlet
A. fuciphagus Edible-nest Swiftlet
A. germanus German's Swiftlet
A. papuensis Papuan Swiftlet

Genus Schoutedenapus view • edit
S. myoptilus Scarce Swift
S. schoutedeni Schouteden's Swift

Genus Apus view • edit
A. alexandri Alexander's Swift
A. apus Common Swift
A. unicolor Plain Swift
A. niansae Nyanza Swift
A. pallidus Pallid Swift
A. barbatus African Swift
A. sladeniae Fernando Po Swift
A. berliozi Forbes-Watson's Swift
A. bradfieldi Bradfield's Swift
A. pacificus Fork-tailed Swift
A. acuticauda Dark-rumped Swift
A. affinis Little Swift
A. nipalensis House Swift
A. horus Horus Swift
A. toulsoni Loanda Swift
A. caffer White-rumped Swift
A. batesi Bates's Swift

Genus Aeronautes view • edit
A. saxatilis White-throated Swift
A. montivagus White-tipped Swift
A. andecolus Andean Swift

Genus Tachymarptis view • edit
T. melba Alpine Swift
T. aequatorialis Mottled Swift

Genus Panyptila view • edit
P. sanctihieronymi Great Swallow-tailed Swift
P. cayennensis Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

Genus Cypsiurus view • edit
C. balasiensis Asian Palm Swift
C. parvus African Palm Swift

Genus Tachornis view • edit
T. phoenicobia Antillean Palm Swift
T. furcata Pygmy Swift
T. squamata Fork-tailed Palm Swift

Family Hemiprocnidae view • edit

Genus Hemiprocne view • edit
H. coronata Crested Treeswift
H. longipennis Grey-rumped Treeswift
H. comata Whiskered Treeswift
H. mystacea Moustached Treeswift

Family Trochilidae view • edit
Hummingbirds; 104 genera

[edit] References

  1. Abstract of a paper describing the phylogeny of Caprimulgiformes and Apodiformes: Michael J. Braun and Christopher J. Huddleston (in print 2009). A molecular phylogenetic survey of caprimulgiform nightbirds illustrates the utility of non-coding sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

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