BIRDGACHA / FIELD NOTES
Swifts
Swifts (Apodidae): 108 species. Swept pointed wings, compact bodies and small bills.
Species records retain their original English, Chinese and scientific names.
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Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
Three-toed SwiftletAerodramus papuensis
Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
Philippine SpinetailMearnsia picina
Papuan SpinetailMearnsia novaeguineae
Madagascar SpinetailZoonavena grandidieri
Sao Tome SpinetailZoonavena thomensis
White-rumped SpinetailZoonavena sylvatica
Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
Black SpinetailTelacanthura melanopygia
Silver-rumped SpinetailRhaphidura leucopygialis
Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabini
Cassin's SpinetailNeafrapus cassini
Böhm's SpinetailNeafrapus boehmi
White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus
Silver-backed NeedletailHirundapus cochinchinensis
Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
Purple NeedletailHirundapus celebensis
Grey-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudus
Lesser Antillean SwiftChaetura martinica
Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosa
Pale-rumped SwiftChaetura egregia
Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
Chapman's SwiftChaetura chapmani
Ashy-tailed SwiftChaetura andrei
Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalis
Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis
White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus
Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus
Antillean Palm SwiftTachornis phoenicobia
Pygmy Palm SwiftTachornis furcata
Fork-tailed Palm SwiftTachornis squamata
Great Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila sanctihieronymi
Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilis
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
Cape Verde SwiftApus alexandri
Common SwiftApus apus
Plain SwiftApus unicolor
Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
African Black SwiftApus barbatus