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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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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
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
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Collections (99 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupelian | France (Allier) | Procypseloides ignotus (181646) | |
| Altonian | New Zealand (South Island) | Collocalia sp. (73690) | |
| Messinian | Italy (Piedmont) | Apodidae indet. (172915) | |
| Zanclean | South Africa | Apodidae indet. (22222) | |
| Pliocene - Pleistocene | Hungary (Barany) | Apus baranensis (35359) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Italy (Siracusa) | Apus sp., Apus melba (175900) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) | Apus apus (35472) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Greece (Peloponnesus) | Apus apus, Apus pallidus (184245) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain | Apus sp. (194940) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Philippines | Collocalia esculenta (194833) Collocalia sp., Collocalia esculenta (194835) Collocalia sp., Collocalia esculenta, Collocalia salangana (194836) Collocalia sp., Collocalia salangana, Collocalia troglodytes (194834) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Papua New Guinea | Collocalia esculenta (194696) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan (Aomori) | Apus sp. (101898) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Tennessee) | Chaetura pelagica (82890) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Greece (Crete) | Apus apus (192949 192959) Apus apus, Apus melba (92902) Apus melba (192951 192957) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | Chaetura pelagica (103991) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Italy | Apus sp. (197769) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) | Aerodramus fuciphagus (193370 193373 193376 193377 193378 193384 193386 193388 193389 193391 193402 193403 193404) Apodidae indet., Aerodramus fuciphagus (193401) Apodidae indet., Collocalia esculenta (193367 193399 193400) Apodidae indet., Collocalia esculenta, Aerodramus fuciphagus (193395) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Papua New Guinea | Collocalia esculenta (194693 194694) | |
| Holocene | New Caledonia | Collocalia esculenta, Collocalia spodiopygia (13221 193986) Collocalia sp., Collocalia esculenta (193987) Collocalia spp. (193988) | |
| Holocene | Guam | Collocalia vanikorensis (208640 208641 208642 208643 208644) | |
| Holocene | Madagascar | Apus balstoni (236022) | |
| Holocene | Tonga | Collocalia spodiopygia (194700) | |
| Holocene | Haiti | Streptoprocne zonaris, Cypseloides niger (194483) | |
| Holocene | Russian Federation | Apus apus (194808) | |
| Holocene | France (Corse) | Apus apus (215378) | |
| Holocene | Yemen | Apus sp. (169046 234349) | |
| Holocene | Niue | Collocalia spodiopygia (193851 193852 193853 193854 193855 193856 193857 193858 193861 193867 193869) | |
| Holocene | Cook Islands | Collocalia sawtelli (193455 193457) | |
| Holocene | Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) | Aerodramus fuciphagus (193381 193396 193397 193398 193405 193406 193407 193408 193409 193410 193411 193412 193413 193414 193415 193416) Apodidae indet., Collocalia esculenta, Aerodramus fuciphagus (193392) | |
| Holocene | Madagascar (Toliara) | Apus sp. (92733) | |
| Holocene | Northern Mariana Islands | Collocalia vanikorensis (194622 194624 194625 194630 194632 194633 194634 194635 194649) |