Swifts

Apodidae

109 species in the eBird taxonomy. Pages with photos and calls are below; the rest of the family is listed after them.

Other species in the family

Black Swift Cypseloides niger
White-chested Swift Cypseloides lemosi
Rothschild's Swift Cypseloides rothschildi
Sooty Swift Cypseloides fumigatus
White-fronted Swift Cypseloides storeri
White-chinned Swift Cypseloides cryptus
Spot-fronted Swift Cypseloides cherriei
Great Dusky Swift Cypseloides senex
Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
Tepui Swift Streptoprocne phelpsi
White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
White-naped Swift Streptoprocne semicollaris
Biscutate Swift Streptoprocne biscutata
Philippine Spinetail Mearnsia picina
Papuan Spinetail Mearnsia novaeguineae
Madagascar Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri
Sao Tome Spinetail Zoonavena thomensis
White-rumped Spinetail Zoonavena sylvatica
Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri
Black Spinetail Telacanthura melanopygia
Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis
Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini
Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini
Bat-like Spinetail Neafrapus boehmi
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus
Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa
Lesser Antillean Swift Chaetura martinica
Pale-rumped Swift Chaetura egregia
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
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
Purple Needletail Hirundapus celebensis
Waterfall Swift Hydrochous gigas
Pygmy Swiftlet Collocalia troglodytes
Bornean Swiftlet Collocalia dodgei
Christmas Island Swiftlet Collocalia natalis
Cave Swiftlet Collocalia linchi
Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis
Gray-rumped Swiftlet Collocalia marginata
Ridgetop Swiftlet Collocalia isonota
Tenggara Swiftlet Collocalia sumbawae
Drab Swiftlet Collocalia neglecta
Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
Satin Swiftlet Collocalia uropygialis
Seychelles Swiftlet Aerodramus elaphrus
Mascarene Swiftlet Aerodramus francicus
Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
Moluccan Swiftlet Aerodramus infuscatus
Philippine Swiftlet Aerodramus mearnsi
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
Ameline Swiftlet Aerodramus amelis
Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis
Mossy-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus salangana
Palau Swiftlet Aerodramus pelewensis
Mariana Swiftlet Aerodramus bartschi
Caroline Islands Swiftlet Aerodramus inquietus
Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli
Tahiti Swiftlet Aerodramus leucophaeus
Marquesan Swiftlet Aerodramus ocistus
Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus
White-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
Three-toed Swiftlet Aerodramus papuensis
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Cape Verde Swift Apus alexandri
Common Swift Apus apus
Plain Swift Apus unicolor
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
African Swift Apus barbatus
Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus berliozi
Bradfield's Swift Apus bradfieldi
Malagasy Swift Apus balstoni
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
House Swift Apus nipalensis
Horus Swift Apus horus
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
Bates's Swift Apus batesi
White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus
Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
Great Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila sanctihieronymi
Malagasy Palm Swift Cypsiurus gracilis
Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
Pygmy Palm Swift Tachornis furcata
Fork-tailed Palm Swift Tachornis squamata

Taxonomy: eBird.org (Cornell Lab of Ornithology).