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Taxonomic species list: Family Apodidae
Tribe Cypseloidini
- Genus Cypseloides (9-10 species)
- Genus Streptoprocne (3-4 species)
- Biscutate Swift (Streptoprocne biscutata)
- Tepui Swift (Streptoprocne phelpsi)
- White-naped Swift (Streptoprocne semicollaris)
- White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)
Tribe Collocaliini – swiftlets
Tribe Chaeturini – needletails
- Genus Mearnsia
- Philippine Needletail (Mearnsia picina)
- Papuan Needletail (Mearnsia novaeguineae); alternatively Papuan Spine-tailed Swift, New Guinea Spine-tailed Swift or Papua Spinetail.
- Genus Zoonavena
- Malagasy Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri)
- São Tomé Spinetail (Zoonavena thomensis)
- White-rumped Needletail (Zoonavena sylvatica)
- Genus Telacanthura
- Black Spinetail (Telacanthura melanopygia)
- Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri)
- Genus Rhaphidura
- Silver-rumped Spinetail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis)
- Sabine’s Spinetail (Rhaphidura sabini)
- Silver-rumped Spinetail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis)
- Genus Neafrapus
- Bat-like Spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi)
- Cassin’s Spinetail (Neafrapus cassini)
- Genus Hirundapus
- White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
- Purple Needletail (Hirundapus celebensis)
- Silver-backed Needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
- Brown-backed Needletail (Hirundapus giganteus)
- Genus Chaetura https://14a35f1054d7dbbee74751a9103cca59.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html
Tribe Apodini – typical swifts
- Genus Aeronautes (3 species)
- White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
- White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus)
- Andean Swift (Aeronautes andecolus)
- Genus Tachornis (3 living species)
- Pygmy Swift (Tachornis furcata)
- Fork-tailed Palm Swift (Tachornis squamata)
- Antillean Palm Swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)
- Genus Panyptila
- Great Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi)
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila cayennensis)
- Genus Cypsiurus (2 species)
- Genus Apus (some 17 species) Known fossil species are:
- Apus gaillardi (Middle/Late Miocene of La Grive-St.-Alban, France)
- Apus wetmorei (Early – Late Pliocene? of SC and SE Europe)
- Apus baranensis (Late Pliocene of SE Europe)
- Apus submelba (Middle Pleistocene of Slovakia).
