Common swifts (Apus apus) are medium-sized aerial birds known for their superb flying ability. These birds never settle voluntarily on the ground, where they would be vulnerable to accidents and predation, and non-breeding individuals may spend up...
The Pacific swift (Apus pacificus) is a species of bird that is part of the Swift family. It breeds in eastern Asia. It is found in a wide range of climatic zones and habitats. It breeds in sheltered locations and builds a nest that is gathered in...
The little swift (Apus affinis ), is a small species of swift found in Africa and southwestern Asia, and are vagrants and local breeders in southern Europe. They are found both in urban areas and at rocky cliffs where they build nests in a way...
The pallid swift (Apus pallidus ) is a small bird, superficially similar to a barn swallow or house martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since the swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the...
The house swift (Apus nipalensis ) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Japan, Nepal, and Southeast Asia. It is capable of flying long distances by alternately shutting off hemispheres of their brain in-flight. In May 2012,...
The white-rumped swift (Apus caffer ) is a species of swift. Although this small bird is superficially similar to a house martin, it is not closely related to that passerine species. The resemblances between the swallows and swifts are due to...
The plain swift (Apus unicolor ) is a medium-sized swift. Although this bird is superficially similar to a barn swallow or house martin, it is not related to those passerine species. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent...
The African black swift (Apus barbatus ), also known as the African swift or black swift, is a medium-sized bird in the swift family. It breeds in Africa discontinuously from Liberia, Cameroon, Zaire, Uganda and Kenya southwards to South Africa. The...
The Horus swift (Apus horus ) is a small bird in the swift family. Horus, whose name this bird commemorates, was the ancient Egyptian god of the sun, son of Osiris and Isis.
The Fernando Po swift (Apus sladeniae ) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.The specific epithet is for Constance Sladen, who provided financial support for its discovery.
Blyth's swift (Apus leuconyx ), is a small bird, superficially similar to a house martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are due to...
The dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda ) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.It is found in Bhutan and Northeast India and is a vagrant to Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by...
Salim Ali's swift (Apus salimalii ) is a small bird, superficially similar to a house martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are due to...
Cook's swift (Apus cooki ) is a small bird, superficially similar to a house martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are due to...
The Cape Verde swift or Alexander's swift (Apus alexandri ) is a small bird of the swift family found only in the Cape Verde Islands. It has been recorded from all the islands except Santa Luzia although it probably breeds only on Santiago, Fogo,...
Bradfield's swift (Apus bradfieldi ) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the South African naturalist R. D. Bradfield (1882–1949).
Forbes-Watson's swift (Apus berliozi ) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.It breeds in coastal areas of Somalia and the southern Arabian Peninsula and on the island of Socotra. In the non-breeding season it has been observed as far south...
The Nyanza swift (Apus niansae ) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Bates's swift (Apus batesi ) is a species of small swift in the family Apodidae which is found in western Africa.
The Loanda swift (Apus horus toulsoni ) is a bird in the family Apodidae. Many taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the Horus swift. It is found in Angola and Republic of the Congo.
