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Apodidae (swift)
Taxonomy
Apodidae was named by Hartert (1897). It is extant.
It was assigned to Aegotheliformes by Worthy et al. (2007); to Apodi by Carroll (1988), Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Caprimulgiformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017); to Apodiformes by Mayr (2003), Mourer-Chauviré et al. (2004), Mayr (2005), Worthy and Nguyen (2020); and to Apodiformes by Mayr (2005), Mayr (2022).
It was assigned to Aegotheliformes by Worthy et al. (2007); to Apodi by Carroll (1988), Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Caprimulgiformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017); to Apodiformes by Mayr (2003), Mourer-Chauviré et al. (2004), Mayr (2005), Worthy and Nguyen (2020); and to Apodiformes by Mayr (2005), Mayr (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1897 | Apodidae Hartert |
| 1988 | Apodidae Carroll |
| 2003 | Apodidae Mayr p. 147 |
| 2004 | Apodidae Mourer-Chauviré et al. p. 310 |
| 2005 | Apodidae Mayr p. 319 |
| 2007 | Apodidae Livezey and Zusi p. 94 |
| 2007 | Apodidae Worthy et al. p. 26 |
| 2014 | Apodidae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Apodidae Clements et al. |
| 2020 | Apodidae Worthy and Nguyen p. 84 |
| 2022 | Apodidae Mayr p. 100 figs. Fig. 6.5 |
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Fm. Apodidae Hartert 1897 [swift]
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G. Aerodramus Oberholser 1906
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Aerodramus fuciphagus Thunberg 1812 [white-nest swiftlet]
Aerodramus salangana Streubel 1848 [mossy-nest swiftlet]
Aerodramus sawtelli Holyoak 1974 [Atiu swiftlet]
Aerodramus spodiopygius Peale 1848 [white-rumped swiftlet]
Aerodramus vanikorensis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [uniform swiftlet]
Subfm. Apodinae Hartert 1897
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G. Apus Scopoli 1777
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Apus apus Linnaeus 1758 [common swift]
Apus balstoni Bartlett 1880 [Madagascar swift]
Apus melba Linnaeus 1758 [alpine swift]
Apus pallidus Shelley 1870 [pallid swift]
†Apus wetmorei Ballmann 1976
Invalid names: Cypselus Illiger 1811 [synonym]
G. Chaetura Stephens 1826
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†Chaetura baconica Jánossy 1977
Chaetura pelagica Linnaeus 1758 [chimney swift]
G. Collocalia Gray 1840
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†Collocalia buday Boles 2001
Collocalia esculenta Linnaeus 1758 [glossy swiftlet]
†Collocalia incerta Milne-Edwards 1871
Collocalia troglodytes Gray 1845 [pygmy swiftlet]
G. †Procypseloides Harrison 1984
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†Procypseloides ignotus Paris 1912
†Procypseloides mourerchauvireae Mlíkovský 1989
Invalid names: Cypselinae Bonaparte 1838 [empty], Cypseloidinae Bonaparte 1838 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available