True swift

True swift
Mascarene Swiftlet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Superorder:	Strisores
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae
Subfamily:	Apodinae Olphe-Galliard, 1887 (1836)
Species
Apodini Chaeturini Collocalini

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True swifts, Apodinae is a subfamily of swifts. It contains the tribes Collocalini, Chaeturini and Apodini.

Description

Behaviour

Taxonomy

Species

Collocalini

• Genus Collocalia
  • Pygmy Swiftlet, Collocalia troglodytes
  • Cave Swiftlet, Collocalia linchi
  • Bornean Swiftlet, Collocalia dodgei
  • Glossy Swiftlet, Collocalia esculenta
• Genus Hydrochous
  • Giant Swiftlet, Hydrochous gigas
• 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
  • 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
  • Schouteden's Swift, Schoutedenapus schoutedeni

Chaeturini

• Genus Mearnsia
  • Philippine Spine-tailed Swift, Mearnsia picina
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift, Mearnsia novaeguineae
• Genus Zoonavena
  • Madagascan 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
  • Boehm'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
  • Lesser Antillean Swift, Chaetura martinica
  • Band-rumped Swift, Chaetura spinicaudus
  • Costa Rican Swift, Chaetura fumosa
  • Grey-rumped Swift, Chaetura cinereiventris
  • Pale-rumped Swift, Chaetura egregia
  • Vaux's Swift, Chaetura vauxi
  • Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica
  • Chapman's Swift, Chaetura chapmani
  • Amazonian Swift / Mato Grosso Swift, Chaetura viridipennis
  • Sick's Swift, Chaetura meridionalis
  • Short-tailed Swift, Chaetura brachyura

Apodini

• Genus Aeronautes
  • White-throated Swift, Aeronautes saxatalis
  • White-tipped Swift, Aeronautes montivagus
  • Andean Swift, Aeronautes andecolus
• Genus Tachornis
  • Antillean Palm-Swift, Tachornis phoenicobia
  • Pygmy Swift / Pygmy Palm-Swift, Tachornis furcata
  • Fork-tailed Palm-Swift / Neotropical Palm-Swift, Tachornis squamata
• Genus Panyptila
  • Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift, Panyptila cayennensis
  • Great Swallow-tailed Swift, Panyptila sanctihieronymi
• Genus Cypsiurus
  • African Palm-Swift, Cypsiurus parvus
  • Asian Palm-Swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis
• Genus Tachymarptis
  • Alpine Swift, Tachymarptis melba
  • Mottled Swift, Tachymarptis aequatorialis
• Genus Apus
  • Dark-rumped Swift, Apus acuticauda
  • Cook's Swift, Apus cooki
  • Blyth's Swift, Apus leuconyx
  • Salim Ali's Swift, Apus salimalii
  • Pacific Swift, Apus pacificus
  • White-rumped Swift, Apus caffer
  • Bates's Swift, Apus batesi
  • Horus Swift, Apus horus
  • Little Swift, Apus affinis
  • House Swift, Apus nipalensis
  • Nyanza Swift, Apus niansae
  • Malagasy Black-Swift, Apus balstoni
  • Bradfield's Swift, Apus bradfieldi
  • African Black-Swift, Apus barbatus
  • Fernando Po Swift, Apus sladeniae
  • Cape Verde Swift, Apus alexandri
  • Forbes-Watson's Swift, Apus berliozi
  • Plain Swift, Apus unicolor
  • Common Swift, Apus apus
  • Pallid Swift, Apus pallidus
• Incertae sedis
  • Band-breasted_Legless-swift^{[made-up sp.]}
  • Robert's Legless-swift^{[made-up sp.]}
  • Streamertail Legless-swift^{[made-up sp.]}
  • White-tailed Legless-swift^{[made-up sp.]}

References

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