The Chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica) is a highly aerial bird belonging to the swift family Apodidae. A member of the genus Chaetura, it is closely related to both the Vaux's swift and the Chapman's swift; in the past, the three were sometimes...
Vaux's swift (Chaetura vauxi ) is a small swift native to North America, Central America, and northern South America. It was named for the American scientist William Sansom Vaux.
The short-tailed swift (Chaetura brachyura ) is a bird in the Apodidae, or swift family.
Chapman's swift (Chaetura chapmani ) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
Sick's swift (Chaetura meridionalis ) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It was previously considered conspecific with the smaller ashy-tailed swift, but a study published in 1997 found that Sick's swift was closer to the chimney swift....
The band-rumped swift (Chaetura spinicaudus ) is a small swift. Until 1998, it was known as Chaetura spinicauda. At that time, the previously considered subspecies Costa Rican swift, Chaetura fumosa, was split from this species and the scientific...
The lesser Antillean swift (Chaetura martinica ) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.It breeds on Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent. There is a possible record from Nevis.Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
The Costa Rican swift (Chaetura fumosa ) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It was split from the band-rumped swift, Chaetura spinacauda, in 1998.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama with a natural habitat of subtropical or...
The grey-rumped swift (Chaetura cinereiventris ) is a small swift.This species breeds in hill forests from Nicaragua south to Peru, Brazil and northern Argentina, and Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago. The nest is a half saucer of twigs glued to the...
The pale-rumped swift (Chaetura egregia ) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The ashy-tailed swift (Chaetura andrei ) is a swift which is endemic to northern and central Venezuela.
