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Category:Apodidae - BirdForum Opus

Family: Apodidae

Description

Swifts.

Taxonomy

Apodidae is a family in the order Apodiformes. It was formerly included in the order Caprimulgiformes.


Family Apodidae viewedit

Genus Cypseloides viewedit
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 viewedit
S. rutila Chestnut-collared Swift
S. phelpsi Tepui Swift
S. zonaris White-collared Swift
S. semicollaris White-naped Swift
S. biscutata Biscutate Swift

Genus Mearnsia viewedit
M. picina Philippine Spinetail
M. novaguineae Papuan Spinetail

Genus Zoonavena viewedit
Z. grandidieri Madagascar Spinetail
Z. thomensis Sao Tome Spinetail
Z. sylvatica White-rumped Spinetail

Genus Telacanthura viewedit
T. ussheri Mottled Spinetail
T. melanopygia Black Spinetail

Genus Rhaphidura viewedit
R. leucopygialis Silver-rumped Spinetail
R. sabini Sabine's Spinetail

Genus Neafrapus viewedit
N. cassini Cassin's Spinetail
N. boehmi Böhm's Spinetail

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

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

Genus Hydrochous viewedit
H. gigas Waterfall Swift

Genus Collocalia viewedit
C. troglodytes Pygmy Swiftlet
C. dodgei Bornean Swiftlet
C. natalis Christmas Island Swiftlet
C. linchi Cave Swiftlet
C. affinis Plume-toed Swiftlet
C. marginata Grey-rumped Swiftlet
C. isonota Ridgetop Swiftlet
C. sumbawae Tenggara Swiftlet
C. neglecta Drab Swiftlet
C. esculenta Glossy Swiftlet
C. uropygialis Satin Swiftlet

Genus Aerodramus viewedit
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. vulcanorum Volcano Swiftlet
A. whiteheadi Whitehead's Swiftlet
A. nuditarsus Bare-legged Swiftlet
A. orientalis Mayr's Swiftlet
A. amelis Ameline Swiftlet
A. vanikorensis Uniform Swiftlet
A. salangana Mossy-nest Swiftlet
A. pelewensis Palau Swiftlet
A. bartschi Mariana Swiftlet
A. inquietus Caroline Islands Swiftlet
A. sawtelli Atiu Swiftlet
A. leucophaeus Tahiti Swiftlet
A. ocistus Marquesan Swiftlet
A. maximus Black-nest Swiftlet
A. fuciphagus Edible-nest Swiftlet
A. papuensis Three-toed Swiftlet

Genus Schoutedenapus viewedit
S. myoptilus Scarce Swift

Genus Tachymarptis viewedit
T. melba Alpine Swift
T. aequatorialis Mottled Swift

Genus Apus viewedit
A. alexandri Cape Verde Swift
A. apus Common Swift
A. unicolor Plain Swift
A. niansae Nyanza Swift
A. pallidus Pallid Swift
A. barbatus African Swift
A. berliozi Forbes-Watson's Swift
A. bradfieldi Bradfield's Swift
A. balstoni Malagasy Swift
A. pacificus Pacific Swift
A. salimalii Salim Ali's Swift
A. leuconyx Blyth's Swift
A. cooki Cook's Swift
A. acuticauda Dark-rumped Swift
A. affinis Little Swift
A. nipalensis House Swift
A. horus Horus Swift
A. caffer White-rumped Swift
A. batesi Bates's Swift

Genus Aeronautes viewedit
A. saxatilis White-throated Swift
A. montivagus White-tipped Swift
A. andecolus Andean Swift

Genus Panyptila viewedit
P. cayennensis Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
P. sanctihieronymi Great Swallow-tailed Swift

Genus Cypsiurus viewedit
C. balasiensis Asian Palm Swift
C. parvus African Palm Swift
C. gracilis Malagasy Palm Swift

Genus Tachornis viewedit
T. phoenicobia Antillean Palm Swift
T. furcata Pygmy Palm Swift
T. squamata Fork-tailed Palm Swift
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