Swifts

Apodidae · 97 species

Swifts (Apodidae) is a family of 97 bird species in the order Apodiformes. They live mostly in forest, rock, human modified habitats. The smallest is the Pygmy Swiftlet and the largest the Purple Needletail.

African Black Swift Apus barbatus
African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus
Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
Ashy-tailed Swift Chaetura andrei
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli
Australian Swiftlet Aerodramus terraereginae
Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus
Bare-legged Swiftlet Aerodramus nuditarsus
Bates's Swift Apus batesi
Biscutate Swift Streptoprocne biscutata
Black Spinetail Telacanthura melanopygia
Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus
Bradfield's Swift Apus bradfieldi
Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
Böhm's Spinetail Neafrapus boehmi
Cape Verde Swift Apus alexandri
Caroline Swiftlet Aerodramus inquietus
Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini
Cave Swiftlet Collocalia linchi
Chapman's Swift Chaetura chapmani
Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Common Swift Apus apus
Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa
Dark-rumped Swift Apus acuticauda
Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
Fernando Po Swift Apus sladeniae
Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus berliozi
Fork-tailed Palm Swift Tachornis squamata
Giant Swiftlet Hydrochous gigas
Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
Great Dusky Swift Cypseloides senex
Great Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila sanctihieronymi
Grey-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
Horus Swift Apus horus
House Swift Apus nipalensis
Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
Lesser Antillean Swift Chaetura martinica
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
Little Swift Apus affinis
Madagascar Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri
Malagasy Black Swift Apus balstoni
Malagasy Palm Swift Cypsiurus gracilis
Mariana Swiftlet Aerodramus bartschi
Mascarene Swiftlet Aerodramus francicus
Mayr's Swiftlet Aerodramus orientalis
Moluccan Swiftlet Aerodramus infuscatus
Mossy-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus salangana
Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri
Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Mountain Swiftlet Aerodramus hirundinaceus
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae
Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
Palau Swiftlet Aerodramus pelewensis
Pale-rumped Swift Chaetura egregia
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
Papuan Spinetail Mearnsia novaeguineae
Philippine Spinetail Mearnsia picina
Philippine Swiftlet Aerodramus mearnsi
Plain Swift Apus unicolor
Purple Needletail Hirundapus celebensis
Pygmy Palm Swift Tachornis furcata
Pygmy Swiftlet Collocalia troglodytes
Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi
Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini
Sao Tome Spinetail Zoonavena thomensis
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Seychelles Swiftlet Aerodramus elaphrus
Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
Sick's Swift Chaetura meridionalis
Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis
Sooty Swift Cypseloides fumigatus
Spot-fronted Swift Cypseloides cherriei
Tahiti Swiftlet Aerodramus leucophaeus
Tepui Swift Streptoprocne phelpsi
Three-toed Swiftlet Aerodramus papuensis
Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
Volcano Swiftlet Aerodramus vulcanorum
White-chested Swift Cypseloides lemosi
White-chinned Swift Cypseloides cryptus
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
White-fronted Swift Cypseloides storeri
White-naped Swift Streptoprocne semicollaris
White-rumped Spinetail Zoonavena sylvatica
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus
Whitehead's Swiftlet Aerodramus whiteheadi