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Order: Apodiformes

Description

This order included 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.

Taxonomy

Apodiformes is an order in the class Aves. These families were for a while included in the order Caprimulgiformes.

Recent results show that the former order Apodiformes is embedded within the previous definition of Caprimulgiformes. There were four possible solutions:

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

Clements eventually choose the last solution (as part of a six way split of the former Caprimulgiformes) and the Opus follows.


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. rutila 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 Spinetail
M. novaguineae Papuan Spinetail

Genus Zoonavena view • edit
Z. grandidieri Madagascar 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 Böhm's Spinetail

Genus Chaetura view • edit
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 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. 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 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. 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 view • edit
S. myoptilus Scarce Swift

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

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

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

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

Genus Tachornis view • edit
T. phoenicobia Antillean Palm Swift
T. furcata Pygmy Palm 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

References

  1. Webpage detailing the highest order taxonomy used in the Clements checklist per 2024

Subcategories

This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.

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