List of swifts in taxonomic order

Swift
Common swift (Apus apus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Hartert, 1897

This is a list of swifts by tribe and genus as published by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC).[1][2]

Tribe Cypseloidini

Tribe Collocaliini - swiftlets

Tribe Chaeturini - needletails

Tribe Apodini - typical swifts

References

  1. "Swifts, hummingbirds & allies". World bird list version 3.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  2. Chantler, Phillip; Driessens, Gerard (2000). Swifts: A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World. London: Pica Press. pp. 19–20. ISBN 1-873403-83-6.
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