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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Apodidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Apodidae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Afghanistan Species List, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, INBio, IABIN, Afghanistan Species List, Albania Species List, Algeria Species List, Andorra Species List, Angola Species List, Armenia Species List, Austria Species List, Azerbaijan Species List, Bailiwick of Jersey Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Barbados Species List, Belarus Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Bermuda Species List, Bhutan Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Bosnia and Herzegovina Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Brunei Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Cape Verde Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Chad Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Cocos Islands Species List, Colombia Species List, Comoros Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Croatia Species List, Cyprus Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Denmark Species List, Djibouti Species List, Dominica Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Eritrea Species List, Estonia Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Federated States of Micronesia Species List, Fiji Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, French Guiana Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Gabon Species List, Gambia Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Gibraltar Species List, Greece Species List, Grenada Species List, Guadeloupe Species List, Guam Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guernsey Species List, Guinea Bissau Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Haiti Species List, Hong Kong Species List, Hungary Species List, Iceland Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Iraq Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Kosovo Species List, Kuwait Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Laos Species List, Latvia Species List, Lebanon Species List, Lesotho Species List, Liberia Species List, Libya Species List, Liechtenstein Species List, Lithuania Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Macau Species List, Macedonia Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Maldives Species List, Mali Species List, Malta Species List, Mariana Islands Species List, Mauritania Species List, Mauritius Species List, Mayotte Species List, Moldova Species List, Monaco Species List, Mongolia Species List, Montenegro Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, New Caledonia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Niue Species List, Norfolk Island Species List, Norway Species List, Oman Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palau Species List, Palestine Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Qatar Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Reunion Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Rwanda Species List, Saint Lucia Species List, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Species List, Samoa Species List, San Marino Species List, Sao Tome and Principe Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Serbia Species List, Seychelles Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, Solomon Islands Species List, Somalia Species List, South Korea Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Syria Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tajikistan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Tibet Species List, Timor Leste Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Tonga Species List, Tunisia Species List, Turkey Species List, Turkmenistan Species List, Uganda Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Wallis et Futuna Species List, Uzbekistan Species List, Vanuatu Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, Cuba Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, OBIS environmental data records, Wright Et Al 2014, United States Species List, Flickr BHL, and Vatican City Species List

Alternative Names

Apodium Rafinesque 1814
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Chaetura Berlpesch & Hartert 1902
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Chelidonia Streubel 1848
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Claudia Hartert 1892
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nephoecetes Baird 1858
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Procypseloides Harrison 1985
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Reinarda Hartert 1915
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Scaniacypselus Harrison 1985
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Senes Streubel 1848
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

swifts preferred

Afrikaans

Windswaels preferred
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Arabic

سمامة preferred
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Armenian

մանգաղաթևներ preferred
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Assamese

ছুইফট preferred
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Azerbaijani

Uzunqanadlar preferred
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Belarusian

Свіргулёвыя preferred
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сьвіргулёвыя

Bengali

বাতাসি পাখি preferred
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Bulgarian

бързолетови preferred
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Catalan; Valencian

Apòdid preferred
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Cebuano

Sayaw preferred
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Chinese

雨燕科 preferred
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Croatian

Čiope preferred
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Czech

rorýsovití preferred
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Danish

Egentlige sejlere preferred
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Dutch; Flemish

Gierzwaluwen preferred
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Esperanto

Apusedoj preferred
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Ewe

Sagbadre preferred
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Faroese

Sveimari preferred
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Finnish

kiitäjät preferred
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Galician

Apódidos preferred
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German

Segler preferred
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Hebrew

סיסיים preferred
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Hungarian

sarlósfecskefélék preferred
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Ido

Apuso preferred
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Indonesian

Burung walet preferred
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Japanese

アマツバメ科 preferred
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Kabardian Circassian

ХьэпцӀащхъуэ лъэпкъыр preferred
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Kazakh

Шулығаштар тұқымдастары preferred
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Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Карлыгачтар preferred
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Komi

Джыдж preferred
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Korean

칼새과 preferred
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Latvian

Svīru dzimta preferred
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Lithuanian

Čiurliniai preferred
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Livvi

Piirrättäjät preferred
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Macedonian

пиштарки preferred
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Malay

Burung Walit preferred
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Malayalam

ശരപ്പക്ഷി preferred
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Mongolian

Ураацай preferred
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Navajo; Navaho

Tsxį́į́łnaalkʼįhii preferred
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North Frisian

Siilern preferred
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Northern Sami

Cihranat preferred
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Norwegian

seglarar preferred
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seilerfamilien preferred
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Persian

بادخورکان preferred
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Polish

Jerzykowate preferred
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Portuguese

Andorinhão preferred
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Pushto; Pashto

تورياڼۍ preferred
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Russian

Стрижиные preferred
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Rusyn

Серпиковы preferred
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Serbian

Праве чиопе preferred
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Shambala

Čiope preferred
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Swahili

Teleka preferred
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Swedish

Seglare preferred
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Tajik

Досак preferred
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Tamil

உழவாரக் குருவி preferred
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Turkish

Sağangiller preferred
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Ukrainian

Серпокрильцеві preferred
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Vietnamese

Họ Yến preferred
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Welsh

Coblynnod preferred
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Wu

雨燕科 preferred
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Arz

سمامه preferred
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Hak

Kok-yeu-é preferred
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Pnb

ٹٹیری preferred
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Yue

雨燕 preferred
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Curated hierarchies for Apodidae

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae (this page)