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Genus Apus
Dark-rumped Swift - The Dark-rumped Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Bhutan, Nepal, Republic of India and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Little Swift - These birds have very short legs which they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces. The scientific name comes from the Greek απους, apous, meaning "without feet". They never settle voluntarily on the ground.
Cape Verde Swift - It is 13 cm long with a wingspan of 34 to 35 cm. The plumage is dark grey-brown with a large pale throat-patch. Compared to other swifts recorded from the islands it is smaller with shorter wings and a shallower fork to the tail. Its flight action is weaker and more fluttering. It has a high-pitched, screaming call with a buzzing quality.
Swift - The scientific name comes from the Greek απους, apous, meaning "without feet". These birds have very short legs which they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces . They never settle voluntarily on the ground.
Apus balstoni - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
African Black Swift - The nominate South African subspecies is migratory, wintering further north. Other subspecies are resident. Of the other seven accepted forms, the most widespread is the small dark A. b. roehli of east Africa. Two other dark races, A. b. balstoni and A. b. mayottensis, are restricted to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands respectively. It has been suggested that some balstoni migrate to the continental mainland when not breeding, but this has not been proved.
Bates's Swift - The Bates's Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria.
Berlioz' Swift - The Forbes-Watson's Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Yemen.
Bradfield's Swift - The Bradfield's Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
White-rumped Swift - Swifts have very short legs that they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces. They never settle voluntarily on the ground, and spend most of their lives in the air, feeding on insects that they catch in their beaks. They drink on the wing.
Horus Swift - It also occurs very discontinuously in much of the rest of the sub-Saharan region, with the Ethiopian mountains and the area from central Kenya into Uganda having large populations. Identification difficulties confuse the limits of this species’ range.
Nyanza Swift - The Nyanza Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda.
House Swift - These birds have very short legs which they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces. The scientific name comes from the Greek απους, apous, meaning "without feet". They never settle voluntarily on the ground.
Pacific Swift - These birds have very short legs which they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces. The scientific name comes from the Greek απους, apous, meaning "without feet". They never settle voluntarily on the ground. Pacific Swifts spend most of their lives in the air, living on the insects they catch in their beaks.
Pallid Swift - Swifts have very short legs which they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces. The scientific name comes from the Greek απους, apous, meaning "without feet". They never settle voluntarily on the ground. Swifts spend most of their lives in the air, living on the insects they catch in their beaks. They drink on the wing.
Apus sladeniae - The Fernando Po Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.
Apus toulsoni - The Loanda Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Angola and Republic of the Congo.
Plain Swift - Swifts have very short legs that they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces. They never settle voluntarily on the ground, and spend most of their lives in the air, feeding on insects that they catch in their beaks. They drink on the wing.