List of swifts

These 110 species of swifts (family Apodidae) are recognized by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC). They are distributed among four tribes and 19 genera.^[1][2] However, the family's taxonomy is not settled. The Clements taxonomy recognizes 109 species^[3] and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World recognizes only 97.^[4].

Tribe Cypseloidini

• Genus Cypseloides

• Spot-fronted swift (Cypseloides cherriei)
• White-chinned swift (Cypseloides cryptus)
• White-fronted swift (Cypseloides storeri)
• Sooty swift (Cypseloides fumigatus)
• Rothschild's swift (Cypseloides rothschildi)
• American black swift (Cypseloides niger)
• White-chested swift (Cypseloides lemosi)
• Great dusky swift (Cypseloides senex)

• Genus Streptoprocne

• Tepui swift (Streptoprocne phelpsi)
• Chestnut-collared swift (Streptoprocne rutila)
• White-collared swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)
• Biscutate swift (Streptoprocne biscutata)
• White-naped swift (Streptoprocne semicollaris)

Tribe Collocaliini

See also: swiftlet

• Genus Hydrochous

• Giant swiftlet (Hydrochous gigas)

• 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)
• Satin swiftlet (Collocalia uropygialis)
• Bornean swiftlet (Collocalia dodgei)
• Cave swiftlet (Collocalia linchi)
• Christmas swiftlet (Collocalia natalis)
• Pygmy swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes)

• Genus Aerodramus

• Seychelles swiftlet (Aerodramus elaphrus)
• Mascarene swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus)
• Indian swiftlet (Aerodramus unicolor)
• Philippine swiftlet (Aerodramus mearnsi)
• Moluccan swiftlet (Aerodramus infuscatus)
• 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)
• Mossy-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus salangana)
• Uniform swiftlet (Aerodramus vanikorensis)
• Ameline swiftlet (Aerodramus amelis)
• Palau swiftlet (Aerodramus pelewensis)
• Mariana swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi)
• Caroline swiftlet (Aerodramus inquietus)
• Tahiti swiftlet (Aerodramus leucophaeus)
• Atiu swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli)
• Marquesan swiftlet (Aerodramus ocistus)
• Black-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus)
• Edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)
• Three-toed swiftlet (Aerodramus papuensis)

• Genus Schoutedenapus

• Scarce swift (Schoutedenapus myoptilus)

Tribe Chaeturini

See also: needletail

• Genus Mearnsia

• Philippine spinetail (Mearnsia picina)
• Papuan spinetail (Mearnsia novaeguineae)

• Genus Zoonavena

• Madagascar spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri)
• Sao Tome spinetail (Zoonavena thomensis)
• White-rumped spinetail (Zoonavena sylvatica)

• Genus Telacanthura

• Mottled spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri)
• Black spinetail (Telacanthura melanopygia)

• Genus Rhaphidura

• Silver-rumped spinetail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis)
• Sabine's spinetail (Rhaphidura sabini)

• Genus Neafrapus

• Cassin's spinetail (Neafrapus cassini)
• Böhm's spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi)

• Genus Hirundapus

• White-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
• Silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
• Brown-backed needletail (Hirundapus giganteus)
• Purple needletail (Hirundapus celebensis)

• Genus Chaetura

• Grey-rumped swift (Chaetura cinereiventris)
• Band-rumped swift (Chaetura spinicaudus)
• Lesser Antillean swift (Chaetura martinica)
• Costa Rican swift (Chaetura fumosa)
• Pale-rumped swift (Chaetura egregia)
• Chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica)
• 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)

Tribe Apodini

See also: swift (bird)

• Genus Aeronautes

• White-throated swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
• White-tipped swift (Aeronautes montivagus)
• Andean swift (Aeronautes andecolus)

• Genus Tachornis

• Antillean palm swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)
• Pygmy palm swift (Tachornis furcata)
• Fork-tailed palm swift (Tachornis squamata)

• Genus Panyptila

• Great swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi)
• Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis)

• Genus Cypsiurus

• African palm swift (Cypsiurus parvus)
• Malagasy palm swift (Cypsiurus gracilis)
• Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)

• Genus Tachymarptis

• Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba)
• Mottled swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis)

• Genus Apus

• Cape Verde swift (Apus alexandri)
• Common swift (Apus apus)
• Plain swift (Apus unicolor)
• Nyanza swift (Apus niansae)
• Pallid swift (Apus pallidus)
• African black swift (Apus barbatus)
• Malagasy black swift (Apus balstoni)
• Fernando Po swift (Apus sladeniae)
• Forbes-Watson's swift (Apus berliozi)
• Bradfield's swift (Apus bradfieldi)
• 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)
• Little swift (Apus affinis)
• House swift (Apus nipalensis)
• Horus swift (Apus horus)
• White-rumped swift (Apus caffer)
• Bates's swift (Apus batesi)