Swifts

The Apodidae, or swifts, form a family of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the order Apodiformes along with hummingbirds.

Espécies desta família

• ameline swiftlet Aerodramus amelis
• mariana swiftlet Aerodramus bartschi
• himalayan swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
• Seram Swiftlet Aerodramus ceramensis
• seychelles swiftlet Aerodramus elaphrus
• mascarene swiftlet Aerodramus francicus
• andorinhão-de-ninho-comestível (fuciphagus group) Aerodramus fuciphagus
• andorinhão-de-ninho-comestível (germani/amechanus) Aerodramus germani
• mountain swiftlet Aerodramus hirundinaceus
• Halmahera Swiftlet Aerodramus infuscatus
• caroline islands swiftlet Aerodramus inquietus
• tahiti swiftlet Aerodramus leucophaeus
• black-nest swiftlet Aerodramus maximus
• philippine swiftlet Aerodramus mearnsi
• marquesan swiftlet Aerodramus ocistus
• palau swiftlet Aerodramus pelewensis
• mossy-nest swiftlet Aerodramus salangana
• atiu swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli
• Sulawesi Swiftlet Aerodramus sororum
• white-rumped swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
• australian swiftlet Aerodramus terraereginae
• indian swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
• uniform swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis
• volcano swiftlet Aerodramus vulcanorum
• whitehead's swiftlet Aerodramus whiteheadi
• andean swift Aeronautes andecolus
• andorinhão-serrano Aeronautes montivagus
• white-throated swift Aeronautes saxatalis
• dark-rumped swift Apus acuticauda
• andorinhão-pequeno Apus affinis
• andorinhão-de-cabo-verde Apus alexandri
• andorinhão-preto Apus apus
• malagasy swift Apus balstoni
• african swift Apus barbatus
• forbes-watson's swift Apus berliozi
• bradfield's swift Apus bradfieldi
• andorinhão-cafre Apus caffer
• cook's swift Apus cooki
• horus swift Apus horus
• blyth's swift Apus leuconyx
• nyanza swift Apus niansae
• house swift Apus nipalensis
• andorinhão-asiático Apus pacificus
• andorinhão-pálido Apus pallidus
• salim ali's swift Apus salimalii
• andorinhão-da-serra Apus unicolor
• andorinhão-de-rabo-curto Chaetura brachyura
• andorinhão-de-chapman Chaetura chapmani
• andorinhão-de-sobre-cinzento Chaetura cinereiventris
• taperá-de-garganta-branca Chaetura egregia
• costa rican swift Chaetura fumosa
• lesser antillean swift Chaetura martinica
• andorinhão-do-temporal Chaetura meridionalis
• andorinhão-peregrino Chaetura pelagica
• andorinhão-de-sobre-branco Chaetura spinicaudus
• vaux's swift Chaetura vauxi
• plume-toed swiftlet Collocalia affinis
• bornean swiftlet Collocalia dodgei
• andorinhão-brilhante Collocalia esculenta
• ridgetop swiftlet Collocalia isonota
• cave swiftlet Collocalia linchi
• gray-rumped swiftlet Collocalia marginata
• christmas island swiftlet Collocalia natalis
• drab swiftlet Collocalia neglecta
• tenggara swiftlet Collocalia sumbawae
• pygmy swiftlet Collocalia troglodytes
• satin swiftlet Collocalia uropygialis
• spot-fronted swift Cypseloides cherriei
• taperuçu-de-mento-branco Cypseloides cryptus
• taperuçu-preto Cypseloides fumigatus
• taperuçu-de-peito-branco Cypseloides lemosi
• taperuçu-escuro Cypseloides niger
• rothschild's swift Cypseloides rothschildi
• taperuçu-velho Cypseloides senex
• white-fronted swift Cypseloides storeri
• asian palm swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
• malagasy palm swift Cypsiurus gracilis
• andorinhão-dos-palmares Cypsiurus parvus
• andorinhão-de-ferradura Hirundapus caudacutus
• purple needletail Hirundapus celebensis
• silver-backed needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
• brown-backed needletail Hirundapus giganteus
• waterfall swift Hydrochous gigas
• papuan spinetail Mearnsia novaeguineae
• philippine spinetail Mearnsia picina
• bat-like spinetail Neafrapus boehmi
• cassin's spinetail Neafrapus cassini
• andorinhão-estofador Panyptila cayennensis
• great swallow-tailed swift Panyptila sanctihieronymi
• silver-rumped spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis
• sabine's spinetail Rhaphidura sabini
• scarce swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus
• taperuçu-de-coleira-falha Streptoprocne biscutata
• taperuçu-dos-tepuis Streptoprocne phelpsi
• chestnut-collared swift Streptoprocne rutila
• white-naped swift Streptoprocne semicollaris
• taperuçu-de-coleira-branca Streptoprocne zonaris
• antillean palm swift Tachornis phoenicobia
• andorinhão-do-buriti Tachornis squamata
• andorinhão-malhado Tachymarptis aequatorialis
• andorinhão-real Tachymarptis melba
• black spinetail Telacanthura melanopygia
• rabo-espinhoso-malhado Telacanthura ussheri
• madagascar spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri
• white-rumped spinetail Zoonavena sylvatica
• sao tome spinetail Zoonavena thomensis

Espécies parecidas comparadas

• african swift vs andorinhão-dos-palmares
• andorinhão-da-serra vs andorinhão-pequeno
• andorinhão-da-serra vs andorinhão-pálido
• andorinhão-de-sobre-cinzento vs andorinhão-serrano
• andorinhão-de-sobre-cinzento vs taperá-de-garganta-branca
• andorinhão-peregrino vs andorinhão-preto
• andorinhão-real vs african swift
• blyth's swift vs asian palm swift
• blyth's swift vs house swift
• bradfield's swift vs andorinhão-dos-palmares
• bradfield's swift vs andorinhão-pequeno
• chestnut-collared swift vs andorinhão-de-sobre-cinzento
• chestnut-collared swift vs costa rican swift
• costa rican swift vs andorinhão-estofador
• costa rican swift vs vaux's swift
• himalayan swiftlet vs andorinhão-de-ninho-comestível (germani/amechanus)
• himalayan swiftlet vs andorinhão-real
• himalayan swiftlet vs asian palm swift
• horus swift vs andorinhão-dos-palmares
• rabo-espinhoso-malhado vs andorinhão-malhado
• silver-rumped spinetail vs house swift
• taperuçu-de-coleira-branca vs andorinhão-peregrino
• taperuçu-de-mento-branco vs taperuçu-de-coleira-branca
• taperuçu-escuro vs andorinhão-de-sobre-cinzento