Apodinae

The Apodinae are a subfamily of swifts and contain the following species:

Tribe Collocaliini - swiftlets

• 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)

: Subspecies: C. e. affinis, C. e. elachyptera, C. e. cyanoptila, C. e. vanderbilti, C. e. oberholseri, <br /> C. e. natalis, C. e. septentrionalis, C. e. isonota, C. e. marginata, C. e. bagobo, C. e. spilura, <br /> C. e. manadensis, C. e. esculenta, C. e. minuta, C. e. sumbawae, C. e. perneglecta, C. e. neglecta, <br /> C. e. amethystina, C. e. erwini, C. e. numforensis, C. e. nitens, C. e. misimae, C. e. stresemanni, <br /> C. e. heinrothi, C. e. spilogaster, C. e. tametamele, C. e. becki, C. e. makirensis, C. e. desiderata, <br /> C. e. uropygialis, & C. e. albidior

* Satin swiftlet (Collocalia uropygialis)

* Bornean swiftlet (Collocalia dodgei)

* Cave swiftlet (Collocalia linchi)

: Subspecies: C. l. ripleyi, C. l. dodgei, C. l. linchi, & C. l. dedii

* Christmas Island swiftlet (Collocalia natalis)

* Pygmy swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes)

• Genus Aerodramus sometimes included in Collocalia

* Seychelles swiftlet (Aerodramus elaphrus)

* Mascarene swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus)

* Indian swiftlet (Aerodramus unicolor)

* Philippine swiftlet (Aerodramus mearnsi)

* Moluccan swiftlet (Aerodramus infuscatus)

: Subspecies: A. i. sororum, A. i. infuscatus, & A. i. ceramensis

* Sulawesi swiftlet (Aerodramus sororum)

* Seram swiftlet (Aerodramus ceramensis)

* Mountain swiftlet (Aerodramus hirundinaceus)

: Subspecies: A. h. baru, A. h. excelsus, & A. h. hirundinaceus

* White-rumped swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius)

: Subspecies: A. s. delichon, A. s. eichhorni, A. s. noonaedanae, A. s. reichenowi, A. s. desolatus, <br /> A. s. epiensis, A. s. ingens, A. s. leucopygius, A. s. assimilis, A. s. townsendi, & A. s. spodiopygius

* Australian swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae)

: Subspecies: A. t. terraereginae, & A. t. chillagoensis

* Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)

: Subspecies: A. b. brevirostris, A. b. innominatus, & A. b. rogersi

* Indochinese swiftlet (Aerodramus rogersi) sometimes included in A. brevirostris

* Volcano swiftlet (Aerodramus vulcanorum) sometimes included in A. brevirostris

* Whitehead's swiftlet (Aerodramus whiteheadi)

: Subspecies: A. w. whiteheadi, & A. w. origenis

* Bare-legged swiftlet (Aerodramus nuditarsus)

* Mayr's swiftlet (Aerodramus orientalis)

: Subspecies: A. o. leletensis, & A. o. orientalis

* Palawan swiftlet (Aerodramus palawanensis)

* Mossy-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus salangana) sometimes included in A. vanikorensis

: Subspecies: A. s. natunae, A. s. maratua, A. s. aerophilus, & A. s. salangana

* Uniform swiftlet (Aerodramus vanikorensis)

: Subspecies: A. v. amelis, A. v. palawanensis, A. v. aenigma, A. v. heinrichi, A. v. moluccarum, <br /> A. v. waigeuensis, A. v. steini, A. v. yorki, A. v. tagulae, A. v. coultasi, A. v. pallens, A. v. lihirensis, <br /> A. v. lugubris, & A. v. vanikorensis

* Palau swiftlet (Aerodramus pelewensis)

* Mariana swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi)

* Island swiftlet (Aerodramus inquietus)

: Subspecies: A. i. rukensis, A. i. ponapensis, & A. i. inquietus

* Atiu swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli)

* Tahiti swiftlet (Aerodramus leucophaeus)

: Subspecies: A. l. leucophaeus, A. l. ocistus, & A. l. gilliardi

* Marquesan swiftlet (Aerodramus ocistus)

* Black-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus)

: Subspecies: A. m. maximus, A. m. lowi, & A. m. tichelmani

* Edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)

: Subspecies: A. f. amechanus, A. f. germani, A. f. inexpectatus, A. f. vestitus, A. f. perplexus, <br /> A. f. fuciphagus, A. f. dammermani, & A. f. micans

* Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)

* Three-toed swiftlet (Aerodramus papuensis)

• Genus Hydrochous

* Giant swiftlet (Hydrochous gigas)

• Genus Schoutedenapus - African swiftlets

* Scarce swift (Schoutedenapus myoptilus)

: Subspecies: S. m. poensis, S. m. chapini, & S. m. myoptilus

Tribe Chaeturini - needletails

• Genus Mearnsia

* Philippine spinetail (Mearnsia picina)

* Papuan spinetail (Mearnsia novaeguineae)

: Subspecies: M. n. buergersi, & M. n. novaeguineae

• Genus Zoonavena

* Madagascar spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri)

: Subspecies: Z. g. grandidieri, & Z. g. mariae

* São Tomé spinetail (Zoonavena thomensis)

* White-rumped spinetail (Zoonavena sylvatica)

• Genus Telacanthura

* Black spinetail (Telacanthura melanopygia)

* Mottled spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri)

: Subspecies: T. u. ussheri, T. u. sharpei, T. u. stictilaema, & T. u. benguellensis

• Genus Rhaphidura

* Silver-rumped spinetail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis)

* Sabine's spinetail (Rhaphidura sabini)

• Genus Neafrapus

* Böhm's spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi)

: Subspecies: N. b. boehmi, & N. b. sheppardi

* Cassin's spinetail (Neafrapus cassini)

• Genus Hirundapus

* White-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)

: Subspecies: H. c. caudacutus, & H. c. nudipes

* Purple needletail (Hirundapus celebensis)

* Silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)

: Subspecies: H. c. rupchandi, H. c. cochinchinensis, & H. c. formosanus

* Brown-backed needletail (Hirundapus giganteus)

: Subspecies: H. g. indicus, & H. g. giganteus

• Genus Chaetura

* Band-rumped swift (Chaetura spinicauda)

: Subspecies: C. s. aetherodroma, & C. s. spinicaudus

* Lesser Antillean swift (Chaetura martinica)

* Gray-rumped swift (Chaetura cinereiventris)

: Subspecies: C. c. phaeopygos, C. c. occidentalis, C. c. schistacea, C. c. lawrencei, C. c. guianensis, <br /> C. c. sclateri, & C. c. cinereiventris

* Pale-rumped swift (Chaetura egregia)

* Chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica)

* Vaux's swift (Chaetura vauxi)

: Subspecies: C. v. vauxi, C. v. tamaulipensis, C. v. gaumeri, C. v. warneri, C. v. richmondi, <br /> C. v. ochropygia, & C. v. andrei

* Chapman's swift (Chaetura chapmani)

* Mato Grosso swift (Chaetura viridipennis)

* Short-tailed swift (Chaetura brachyura)

: Subspecies: C. b. brachyura, C. b. praevelox, C. b. cinereocauda, & C. b. ocypetes

* Sick's swift (Chaetura meridionalis)

* Costa Rican swift (Chaetura fumosa)

Tribe Apodini - typical swifts

• Genus Aeronautes

* White-throated swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)

: Subspecies: A. s. saxatalis, & A. s. nigrior

* White-tipped swift (Aeronautes montivagus)

: Subspecies: A. m. montivagus, & A. m. tatei

* Andean swift (Aeronautes andecolus)

: Subspecies: A. a. parvulus, A. a. peruvianus, & A. a. andecolus

• Genus Tachornis

* Pygmy palm swift (Tachornis furcata)

: Subspecies: T. f. nigrodorsalis, & T. f. furcata

* Fork-tailed palm swift (Tachornis squamata)

: Subspecies: T. s. semota, & T. s. squamata

* Antillean palm-swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)

: Subspecies: T. p. iradii, & T. p. phoenicobia

• Genus Panyptila

* Great swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi)

* Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis)

: Subspecies: P. c. veraecrucis, & P. c. cayennensis

• Genus Cypsiurus

* Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)

: Subspecies: C. b. balasiensis, C. b. infumatus, C. b. bartelsorum, & C. b. pallidior

* African palm swift (Cypsiurus parvus)

: Subspecies: C. p. parvus, C. p. brachypterus, C. p. myochrous, C. p. laemostigma, C. p. hyphaenes, <br /> C. p. celer, & C. p. gracilis

* Malagasy palm swift (Cypsiurus gracilis)

: Subspecies: C. g. gracilis, C. g. griveaudi

• Genus Tachymarptis

*Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba)

: Subspecies: T. m. melba, T. m. tuneti, T. m. archeri, T. m. maximus, T. m. africanus, T. m. marjoriae, <br /> T. m. willsi, T. m. nubifugus, T. m. dorabtatai, & T. m. bakeri

* Mottled swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis)

: Subspecies: T. a. lowei, T. a. bamendae, T. a. furensis, T. a. aequatorialis, & T. a. gelidus

• Genus Apus

* Cape Verde swift (Apus alexandri)

* Common swift (Apus apus)

: Subspecies: A. a. apus, & A. a. pekinensis

* Plain swift (Apus unicolor)

* Nyanza swift (Apus niansae)

: Subspecies: A. n. niansae, & A. n. somalicus

* Pallid swift (Apus pallidus)

: Subspecies: A. p. brehmorum, A. p. illyricus, & A. p. pallidus

* African black swift (Apus barbatus)

: Subspecies: A. b. glanvillei, A. b. serlei, A. b. roehli, A. b. hollidayi, A. b. oreobates, <br /> & A. b. barbatus

* Forbes-Watson's swift (Apus berliozi)

: Subspecies: A. b. berliozi, & A. b. bensoni

* Bradfield's swift (Apus bradfieldi)

: Subspecies: A. b. bradfieldi, & A. b. deserticola

* Malagasy black swift (Apus balstoni)

: Subspecies: A. b. mayottensis, & A. b. balstoni

* Pacific swift (Apus pacificus)

: Subspecies: A. p. pacificus, A. p. kurodae, A. p. salimali, A. p. leuconyx, & A. p. cooki

* 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)

: Subspecies: A. a. galilejensis, A. a. aerobates, A. a. bannermani, A. a. theresae, A. a. affinis, <br /> & A. a. singalensis

* House swift (Apus nipalensis)

: Subspecies: A. n. nipalensis, A. n. subfurcatus, A. n. furcatus, & A. n. kuntzi

* Horus swift (Apus horus)

: Subspecies: A. h. horus, & A. h. fuscobrunneus

* White-rumped swift (Apus caffer)

* Bates's swift (Apus batesi)

* Fernando Po swift (Apus sladeniae)

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