100 species of swifts around the world, from the Chimney Swift to the Ashy-tailed Swift. Every species links to photos, calls and identification notes.
Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Common SwiftApus apus
Little SwiftApus affinis
White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
House SwiftApus nipalensis
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
Fork-tailed Palm SwiftTachornis squamata
Grey-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventris
Sick's SwiftChaetura meridionalis
Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura
White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus
Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutila
Fork-tailed SwiftApus pacificus
African Black SwiftApus barbatus
Plume-toed SwiftletCollocalia affinis
Antillean Palm SwiftTachornis phoenicobia
Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila cayennensis
American Black SwiftCypseloides niger
Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolor
Australian SwiftletAerodramus terraereginae
Band-rumped SwiftChaetura spinicaudus
Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculenta
Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostris
Linchi SwiftletCollocalia linchi
Andean SwiftAeronautes andecolus
Plain SwiftApus unicolor
Grey-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginata- Horus SwiftApus horus
Costa Rican SwiftChaetura fumosa
White-tipped SwiftAeronautes montivagus
Uniform SwiftletAerodramus vanikorensis
Silver-rumped SpinetailRhaphidura leucopygialis
Great Dusky SwiftCypseloides senex
White-rumped SwiftletAerodramus spodiopygius
Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
Pygmy SwiftletCollocalia troglodytes
Ridgetop SwiftletCollocalia isonota
White-rumped SpinetailZoonavena sylvatica
Ameline SwiftletAerodramus amelis
Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilis
Silver-backed NeedletailHirundapus cochinchinensis
Mascarene SwiftletAerodramus francicus
Bradfield's SwiftApus bradfieldi
Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
Pale-rumped SwiftChaetura egregia- Chapman's SwiftChaetura chapmani
Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
Drab SwiftletCollocalia neglecta
Biscutate SwiftStreptoprocne biscutata
Palau SwiftletAerodramus pelewensis
Moluccan SwiftletAerodramus infuscatus
Böhm's SpinetailNeafrapus boehmi
Satin SwiftletCollocalia uropygialis
Spot-fronted SwiftCypseloides cherriei
Lesser Antillean SwiftChaetura martinica
Malagasy Black SwiftApus balstoni
Black-nest SwiftletAerodramus maximus
Mountain SwiftletAerodramus hirundinaceus
Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabini- Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
Tenggara SwiftletCollocalia sumbawae
White-chinned SwiftCypseloides cryptus
Philippine SwiftletAerodramus mearnsi
Sooty SwiftCypseloides fumigatus
Madagascar SpinetailZoonavena grandidieri
White-naped SwiftStreptoprocne semicollaris- Papuan SpinetailMearnsia novaeguineae
Great Swallow-tailed SwiftPanyptila sanctihieronymi
Cassin's SpinetailNeafrapus cassini
Purple NeedletailHirundapus celebensis- White-chested SwiftCypseloides lemosi
Cape Verde SwiftApus alexandri
Philippine SpinetailMearnsia picina
Mariana SwiftletAerodramus bartschi
Mossy-nest SwiftletAerodramus salangana
Seychelles SwiftletAerodramus elaphrus
Forbes-Watson's SwiftApus berliozi
Rothschild's SwiftCypseloides rothschildi
Bates's SwiftApus batesi- Tepui SwiftStreptoprocne phelpsi
Sao Tome SpinetailZoonavena thomensis
Black SpinetailTelacanthura melanopygia- Giant SwiftletHydrochous gigas
- Caroline SwiftletAerodramus inquietus
Dark-rumped SwiftApus acuticauda
Volcano SwiftletAerodramus vulcanorum
Polynesian SwiftletAerodramus leucophaeus- Pygmy Palm SwiftTachornis furcata
Atiu SwiftletAerodramus sawtelli
White-fronted SwiftCypseloides storeri
Bornean SwiftletCollocalia dodgei- Ashy-tailed SwiftChaetura andrei
Also in the checklist
These species are recognised in the AviList world checklist and carry no photos or recordings here yet. Help complete the record.
Christmas Swiftlet (Collocalia natalis) · Whitehead's Swiftlet (Aerodramus whiteheadi) · Bare-legged Swiftlet (Aerodramus nuditarsus) · Mayr's Swiftlet (Aerodramus orientalis) · Three-toed Swiftlet (Aerodramus papuensis)