Apodinae

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

Tribe Collocaliini - swiftlets C. e. natalis, C. e. septentrionalis, C. e. isonota, C. e. marginata, C. e. bagobo, C. e. spilura, C. e. manadensis, C. e. esculenta, C. e. minuta, C. e. sumbawae, C. e. perneglecta, C. e. neglecta, C. e. amethystina, C. e. erwini, C. e. numforensis, C. e. nitens, C. e. misimae, C. e. stresemanni, C. e. heinrothi, C. e. spilogaster, C. e. tametamele, C. e. becki, C. e. makirensis, C. e. desiderata, C. e. uropygialis, & C. e. albidior
 * 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,
 * 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)

A. s. epiensis, A. s. ingens, A. s. leucopygius, A. s. assimilis, A. s. townsendi, & A. s. spodiopygius A. v. waigeuensis, A. v. steini, A. v. yorki, A. v. tagulae, A. v. coultasi, A. v. pallens, A. v. lihirensis, A. v. lugubris, & A. v. vanikorensis A. f. fuciphagus, A. f. dammermani, & A. f. micans
 * 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,
 * 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,
 * 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,
 * 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

C. c. sclateri, & C. c. cinereiventris C. v. ochropygia, & C. v. andrei
 * 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,
 * 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,
 * 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

C. p. celer, & C. p. gracilis
 * 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,
 * Malagasy palm swift (Cypsiurus gracilis)
 * Subspecies: C. g. gracilis, C. g. griveaudi

T. m. willsi, T. m. nubifugus, T. m. dorabtatai, & T. m. bakeri
 * 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,
 * 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

& A. b. barbatus & A. a. singalensis
 * 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,
 * 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,
 * 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)