These 113 species of swifts (family Apodidae) are recognized by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC). They are distributed among four tribes and 19 genera.[1][2] However, the family's taxonomy is not settled. The Clements taxonomy recognizes 116 species[3] and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World recognizes only 97[4].
Tribe Cypseloidini
- Genus Cypseloides
- Spot-fronted swift (Cypseloides cherriei)
- White-chinned swift (Cypseloides cryptus)
- White-fronted swift (Cypseloides storeri)
- Sooty swift (Cypseloides fumigatus)
- Rothschild's swift (Cypseloides rothschildi)
- American black swift (Cypseloides niger)
- White-chested swift (Cypseloides lemosi)
- Great dusky swift (Cypseloides senex)
- Genus Streptoprocne
- Tepui swift (Streptoprocne phelpsi)
- Chestnut-collared swift (Streptoprocne rutila)
- White-collared swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)
- Biscutate swift (Streptoprocne biscutata)
- White-naped swift (Streptoprocne semicollaris)
Tribe Collocaliini - swiftlets
- Genus Hydrochous
- Giant swiftlet (Hydrochous gigas)
- Genus Collocalia
- Plume-toed swiftlet (Collocalia affinis)
- Grey-rumped swiftlet (Collocalia marginata)
- Ridgetop swiftlet (Collocalia isonota)
- Tenggara swiftlet (Collocalia sumbawae)
- Drab swiftlet (Collocalia neglecta)
- Glossy swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta)
- Satin swiftlet (Collocalia uropygialis)
- Bornean swiftlet (Collocalia dodgei)
- Cave swiftlet (Collocalia linchi)
- Christmas Island swiftlet (Collocalia natalis)
- Pygmy swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes)
- 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)
- Ameline swiftlet (Aerodramus amelis)
- 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)
Tribe Chaeturini - needletails
- Genus Mearnsia
- Philippine spinetail (Mearnsia picina)
- Papuan spinetail (Mearnsia novaeguineae)
- Genus Zoonavena
- Madagascar 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)
- Böhm'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
- Grey-rumped swift (Chaetura cinereiventris)
- Band-rumped swift (Chaetura spinicaudus)
- Lesser Antillean swift (Chaetura martinica)
- Costa Rican swift (Chaetura fumosa)
- Pale-rumped swift (Chaetura egregia)
- Chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica)
- Vaux's swift (Chaetura vauxi)
- Chapman's swift (Chaetura chapmani)
- Ashy-tailed swift (Chaetura andrei)
- Sick's swift (Chaetura meridionalis)
- Short-tailed swift (Chaetura brachyura)
Tribe Apodini - typical swifts
- Genus Aeronautes
- White-throated swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
- White-tipped swift (Aeronautes montivagus)
- Andean swift (Aeronautes andecolus)
- Genus Tachornis
- Antillean palm swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)
- Pygmy palm swift (Tachornis furcata)
- Fork-tailed palm swift (Tachornis squamata)
- Genus Panyptila
- Great swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi)
- Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis)
- Genus Cypsiurus
- African palm swift (Cypsiurus parvus)
- Malagasy palm swift (Cypsiurus gracilis)
- Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
- Genus Tachymarptis
- Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba)
- Mottled swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis)
- Genus Apus
- Cape Verde swift (Apus alexandri)
- Common swift (Apus apus)
- Plain swift (Apus unicolor)
- Nyanza swift (Apus niansae)
- Pallid swift (Apus pallidus)
- African black swift (Apus barbatus)
- Malagasy black swift (Apus balstoni)
- Fernando Po swift (Apus sladeniae)
- Forbes-Watson's swift (Apus berliozi)
- Bradfield's swift (Apus bradfieldi)
- Pacific swift (Apus pacificus)
- Salim Ali's swift (Apus salimalii)
- Blyth's swift (Apus leuconyx)
- Cook's swift (Apus cooki)
- Dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
- Little swift (Apus affinis)
- House swift (Apus nipalensis)
- Horus swift (Apus horus)
- White-rumped swift (Apus caffer)
- Bates's swift (Apus batesi)
References edit
- ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2024). "Owlet-nightjars, treeswifts, swifts". IOC World Bird List. v 14.1. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ Chantler, Phillip; Driessens, Gerard (2000). Swifts: A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World. London: Pica Press. pp. 19–20. ISBN 1-873403-83-6.
- ^ Clements, J. F., P.C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ retrieved October 28, 2023
- ^ HBW and BirdLife International (2023). Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 8. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v8_Dec23.zip retrieved December 28, 2023