Even the stork in the heavens Knows her appointed times; And the turtledove, the swift, and the swallow Observe the time of their coming. But My people do not know the judgment of the LORD. (Jeremiah 8:7 NKJV)
CLASS – AVES, Order – APODIFORMES, Family – Apodidae – Swifts
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I.O.C. 3.0 Version
Genus (19), Species (105), Subspecies
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)
____ (Cypseloides niger borealis)
____ (Cypseloides niger costaricensis)
____ (Cypseloides niger niger)
White-chested Swift (Cypseloides lemosi)
Great Dusky Swift (Cypseloides senex) by AGrosset – Video
Streptoprocne
Tepui Swift (Streptoprocne phelpsi)
Chestnut-collared Swift (Streptoprocne rutila) by RScanlon
____ (Streptoprocne rutila griseifrons)
____ (Streptoprocne rutila brunnitorques)
____ (Streptoprocne rutila rutila)
White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) by RScanlon
____ (Streptoprocne zonaris mexicana)
____ (Streptoprocne zonaris bouchellii)
____ (Streptoprocne zonaris pallidifrons)
____ (Streptoprocne zonaris minor)
____ (Streptoprocne zonaris albicincta)
____ (Streptoprocne zonaris subtropicalis)
____ (Streptoprocne zonaris altissima)
____ (Streptoprocne zonaris kuenzeli)
____ (Streptoprocne zonaris zonaris)
Biscutate Swift (Streptoprocne biscutata)
____ (Streptoprocne biscutata seridoensis)
____ (Streptoprocne biscutata biscutata)
White-naped Swift (Streptoprocne semicollaris)
Hydrochous
Giant Swiftlet (Hydrochous gigas)
Collocalia
Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) by Nikhil
____ (Collocalia esculenta affinis)
____ (Collocalia esculenta elachyptera)
____ (Collocalia esculenta cyanoptila)
____ (Collocalia esculenta vanderbilti)
____ (Collocalia esculenta oberholseri)
____ (Collocalia esculenta natalis)
____ (Collocalia esculenta septentrionalis)
____ (Collocalia esculenta isonota)
____ (Collocalia esculenta marginata)
____ (Collocalia esculenta bagobo)
____ (Collocalia esculenta manadensis)
____ (Collocalia esculenta esculenta)
____ (Collocalia esculenta minuta)
____ (Collocalia esculenta spilura)
____ (Collocalia esculenta sumbawae)
____ (Collocalia esculenta neglecta)
____ (Collocalia esculenta perneglecta)
____ (Collocalia esculenta amethystina)
____ (Collocalia esculenta numforensis)
____ (Collocalia esculenta nitens)
____ (Collocalia esculenta erwini)
____ (Collocalia esculenta stresemanni)
____ (Collocalia esculenta kalili)
____ (Collocalia esculenta spilogaster)
____ (Collocalia esculenta hypogrammica)
____ (Collocalia esculenta tametamele)
____ (Collocalia esculenta misimae)
____ (Collocalia esculenta becki)
____ (Collocalia esculenta makirensis)
____ (Collocalia esculenta desiderata)
____ (Collocalia esculenta uropygialis)
____ (Collocalia esculenta albidior)
Cave Swiftlet (Collocalia linchi)
____ (Collocalia linchi ripleyi)
____ (Collocalia linchi linchi)
____ (Collocalia linchi dedii)
Bornean Swiftlet (Collocalia dodgei)
Pygmy Swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes)
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)
____ (Aerodramus hirundinaceus baru)
____ (Aerodramus hirundinaceus hirundinaceus)
____ (Aerodramus hirundinaceus excelsus)
White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) by Ian – Article
____ (Aerodramus spodiopygius delichon)
____ (Aerodramus spodiopygius eichhorni)
____ (Aerodramus spodiopygius noonaedanae)
____ (Aerodramus spodiopygius reichenowi)
____ (Aerodramus spodiopygius desolatus)
____ (Aerodramus spodiopygius epiensis)
____ (Aerodramus spodiopygius ingens)
____ (Aerodramus spodiopygius leucopygius)
____ (Aerodramus spodiopygius assimilis)
____ (Aerodramus spodiopygius townsendi)
____ (Aerodramus spodiopygius spodiopygius)
Australian Swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae)
____ (Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae)
____ (Aerodramus terraereginae chillagoensis)
Himalayan Swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)
____ (Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris)
____ (Aerodramus brevirostris innominatus)
____ (Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi)
Volcano Swiftlet (Aerodramus vulcanorum)
Whitehead’s Swiftlet (Aerodramus whiteheadi)
____ (Aerodramus whiteheadi whiteheadi)
____ (Aerodramus whiteheadi origenis)
Bare-legged Swiftlet (Aerodramus nuditarsus)
Mayr’s Swiftlet (Aerodramus orientalis)
____ (Aerodramus orientalis leletensis)
____ (Aerodramus orientalis orientalis)
Mossy-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus salangana)
____ (Aerodramus salangana aerophilus)
____ (Aerodramus salangana natunae)
____ (Aerodramus salangana maratua)
____ (Aerodramus salangana salangana)
Uniform Swiftlet (Aerodramus vanikorensis)
____ (Aerodramus vanikorensis amelis)
____ (Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis)
____ (Aerodramus vanikorensis aenigma)
____ (Aerodramus vanikorensis heinrichi)
____ (Aerodramus vanikorensis moluccarum)
____ (Aerodramus vanikorensis waigeuensis)
____ (Aerodramus vanikorensis steini)
____ (Aerodramus vanikorensis yorki)
____ (Aerodramus vanikorensis tagulae)
____ (Aerodramus vanikorensis coultasi)
____ (Aerodramus vanikorensis pallens)
____ (Aerodramus vanikorensis lihirensis)
____ (Aerodramus vanikorensis lugubris)
____ (Aerodramus vanikorensis vanikorensis)
Palau Swiftlet (Aerodramus pelewensis)
Mariana Swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi)
Island Swiftlet (Aerodramus inquietus)
____ (Aerodramus inquietus rukensis)
____ (Aerodramus inquietus ponapensis)
____ (Aerodramus inquietus inquietus)
Tahiti Swiftlet (Aerodramus leucophaeus)
Atiu Swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli)
Marquesan Swiftlet (Aerodramus ocistus)
____ (Aerodramus ocistus ocistus)
____ (Aerodramus ocistus gilliardi)
Black-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus) by Ian
____ (Aerodramus maximus maximus)
____ (Aerodramus maximus lowi)
____ (Aerodramus maximus tichelmani)
Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)©WikiC – Article
____ (Aerodramus fuciphagus amechanus)
____ (Aerodramus fuciphagus inexpectatus)
____ (Aerodramus fuciphagus vestitus)
____ (Aerodramus fuciphagus perplexus)
____ (Aerodramus fuciphagus fuciphagus)
____ (Aerodramus fuciphagus dammermani)
____ (Aerodramus fuciphagus micans)
Germain’s Swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
Three-toed Swiftlet (Aerodramus papuensis)
Schoutedenapus
Scarce Swift (Schoutedenapus myoptilus)
____ (Schoutedenapus myoptilus myoptilus)
____ (Schoutedenapus myoptilus poensis)
____ (Schoutedenapus myoptilus chapini)
Schouteden’s Swift (Schoutedenapus schoutedeni)
Mearnsia
Philippine Spine-tailed Swift (Mearnsia picina)
Papuan Spine-tailed Swift (Mearnsia novaeguineae) – Video by Keith
____ (Mearnsia novaeguineae buergersi)
____ (Mearnsia novaeguineae novaeguineae)
Zoonavena
Madagascar Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri)
____ (Zoonavena grandidieri grandidieri)
____ (Zoonavena grandidieri mariae)
Sao Tome Spinetail (Zoonavena thomensis)
White-rumped Spinetail (Zoonavena sylvatica)
Telacanthura
Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri)
____ (Telacanthura ussheri ussheri)
____ (Telacanthura ussheri sharpei)
____ (Telacanthura ussheri stictilaema)
____ (Telacanthura ussheri benguellensis)
Black Spinetail (Telacanthura melanopygia)
Rhaphidura
Silver-rumped Spinetail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis)
Sabine’s Spinetail (Rhaphidura sabini)
Neafrapus
Cassin’s Spinetail (Neafrapus cassini)
Böhm’s Spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi)
____ (Neafrapus boehmi boehmi)
____ (Neafrapus boehmi sheppardi)
Hirundapus
White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) by DavesBP -Article
____ (Hirundapus caudacutus caudacutus)
____ (Hirundapus caudacutus nudipes)
Silver-backed Needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
Brown-backed Needletail (Hirundapus giganteus)
____ (Hirundapus giganteus indicus)
____ (Hirundapus giganteus giganteus)
Purple Needletail (Hirundapus celebensis)
Chaetura
Lesser Antillean Swift (Chaetura martinica)
Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura spinicaudus)
____ (Chaetura spinicaudus aetherodroma)
____ (Chaetura spinicaudus spinicaudus)
Costa Rican Swift (Chaetura fumosa)
Pale-rumped Swift (Chaetura egregia)
Grey-rumped Swift (Chaetura cinereiventris)
____ (Chaetura cinereiventris phaeopygos)
____ (Chaetura cinereiventris lawrencei)
____ (Chaetura cinereiventris schistacea)
____ (Chaetura cinereiventris guianensis)
____ (Chaetura cinereiventris occidentalis)
____ (Chaetura cinereiventris sclateri)
____ (Chaetura cinereiventris cinereiventris)
Vaux’s Swift (Chaetura vauxi) by DavesBP
____ (Chaetura vauxi vauxi)
____ (Chaetura vauxi tamaulipensis)
____ (Chaetura vauxi richmondi)
____ (Chaetura vauxi gaumeri)
____ (Chaetura vauxi ochropygia)
____ (Chaetura vauxi aphanes)
____ (Chaetura vauxi andrei)
Sick’s Swift (Chaetura meridionalis)
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) by DavesBP
Chapman’s Swift (Chaetura chapmani)
Mato Grosso Swift (Chaetura viridipennis)
Short-tailed Swift (Chaetura brachyura)
____ (Chaetura brachyura praevelox)
____ (Chaetura brachyura brachyura)
____ (Chaetura brachyura ocypetes)
____ (Chaetura brachyura cinereocauda)
Aeronautes
White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) by DavesBP
____ (Aeronautes saxatalis saxatalis)
____ (Aeronautes saxatalis nigrior)
White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus)
____ (Aeronautes montivagus montivagus)
____ (Aeronautes montivagus tatei)
Andean Swift (Aeronautes andecolus)
____ (Aeronautes andecolus parvulus)
____ (Aeronautes andecolus peruvianus)
____ (Aeronautes andecolus andecolus)
Tachornis
Antillean Palm Swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)
____ (Tachornis phoenicobia iradii)
____ (Tachornis phoenicobia phoenicobia)
Pygmy Palm Swift (Tachornis furcata)
____ (Tachornis furcata furcata)
____ (Tachornis furcata nigrodorsalis)
Neotropical Palm Swift (Tachornis squamata) by DavesBP
____ (Tachornis squamata squamata)
____ (Tachornis squamata semota)
Panyptila
Great Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi)
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila cayennensis)©WikiC
____ (Panyptila cayennensis veraecrucis)
____ (Panyptila cayennensis cayennensis)
Cypsiurus
African Palm Swift (Cypsiurus parvus)©WikiC – Video by Keith
____ (Cypsiurus parvus parvus)
____ (Cypsiurus parvus brachypterus)
____ (Cypsiurus parvus myochrous)
____ (Cypsiurus parvus laemostigma)
____ (Cypsiurus parvus griveaudi)
____ (Cypsiurus parvus gracilis)
____ (Cypsiurus parvus hyphaenes)
____ (Cypsiurus parvus celer)
Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
____ (Cypsiurus balasiensis balasiensis)
____ (Cypsiurus balasiensis infumatus)
____ (Cypsiurus balasiensis bartelsorum)
____ (Cypsiurus balasiensis pallidior)
Tachymarptis
Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba) by Ian
____ (Tachymarptis melba melba)
____ (Tachymarptis melba tuneti)
____ (Tachymarptis melba archeri)
____ (Tachymarptis melba maximus)
____ (Tachymarptis melba africanus)
____ (Tachymarptis melba marjoriae)
____ (Tachymarptis melba willsi)
____ (Tachymarptis melba nubifugus)
____ (Tachymarptis melba bakeri)
Mottled Swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis)
____ (Tachymarptis aequatorialis lowei)
____ (Tachymarptis aequatorialis bamendae)
____ (Tachymarptis aequatorialis furensis)
____ (Tachymarptis aequatorialis aequatorialis)
____ (Tachymarptis aequatorialis gelidus)
Apus
Cape Verde Swift (Apus alexandri)
Common Swift (Apus apus) by Ian
____ (Apus apus apus)
____ (Apus apus pekinensis)
Plain Swift (Apus unicolor)
Nyanza Swift (Apus niansae)
____ (Apus niansae niansae)
____ (Apus niansae somalicus)
Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)©WikiC
____ (Apus pallidus brehmorum)
____ (Apus pallidus illyricus)
____ (Apus pallidus pallidus)
African Black Swift (Apus barbatus)
____ (Apus barbatus glanvillei)
____ (Apus barbatus serlei)
____ (Apus barbatus roehli)
____ (Apus barbatus hollidayi)
____ (Apus barbatus oreobates)
____ (Apus barbatus barbatus)
Malagasy Black Swift (Apus balstoni)
____ (Apus balstoni mayottensis)
____ (Apus balstoni balstoni)
Fernando Po Swift (Apus sladeniae)
Forbes-Watson’s Swift (Apus berliozi)
____ (Apus berliozi berliozi)
____ (Apus berliozi bensoni)
Bradfield’s Swift (Apus bradfieldi)
____ (Apus bradfieldi bradfieldi)
____ (Apus bradfieldi deserticola)
Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus) by Ian
____ (Apus pacificus pacificus)
____ (Apus pacificus kurodae)
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)
____ (Apus affinis galilejensis)
____ (Apus affinis bannermani)
____ (Apus affinis aerobates)
____ (Apus affinis theresae)
____ (Apus affinis affinis)
____ (Apus affinis singalensis)
House Swift (Apus nipalensis) by Ian
____ (Apus nipalensis nipalensis)
____ (Apus nipalensis subfurcatus)
____ (Apus nipalensis furcatus)
____ (Apus nipalensis kuntzi)
Horus Swift (Apus horus)©WikiC
____ (Apus horus horus)
____ (Apus horus fuscobrunneus)
White-rumped Swift (Apus caffer)
Bates’s Swift (Apus batesi)
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