Apus
- Dark-rumped Swift Apus acuticauda
The Dark-rumped Swift has breeding records in the eastern Himalayas and northeastern India. It nests in cliff crevices near forest.
- Little Swift Apus affinis
The Little Swift catches food in the air. In southern Africa it also nests in colonies on bridges and buildings.
- Cape Verde Swift Apus alexandri
The Cape Verde Swift is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands and breeds in crevices on cliffs and ravines.
- Common Swift Apus apus
A summer visitor to the UK, the Common Swift spends almost all its life on the wing, catching small insects and spiders in the air.
- African Black Swift Apus barbatus
The African Black Swift catches insects in flight. The nominate subspecies in South Africa is described as partly migratory.
- Bates's Swift Apus batesi
Bates's Swift is a dark swift with a deeply forked tail. It occurs in humid forests from western Cameroon toward northern Gabon and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus berliozi
Forbes-Watson's Swift has a pale throat patch with fine streaks. Its breeding range includes Socotra, Somalia, and the southern Arabian Peninsula.
- Bradfield’s Swift Apus bradfieldi
Bradfield’s Swift occurs from southwestern Angola through Namibia to northern South Africa. It flies in flocks over arid country and catches flying insects.
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
A swift that catches insects in flight. In southern Africa, it may breed in nests taken over from other birds.
- Cook's Swift Apus cooki
Cook's Swift has long, sickle-shaped wings and a tail that closes to a needle-like point. It flies high over mountains, woodland, towns, and coasts, catching insects in the air.
- Horus Swift Apus horus
The Horus Swift has a patchy sub-Saharan African range and catches insects in flight. Its nesting sites include eastern and southern Africa and northern Senegal.
- Blyth’s Swift Apus leuconyx
This swift breeds in the outer Himalayas and Assam Hills and is recorded in India in winter. In the Nilgiri region of southern India, a study confirmed breeding from observations of birds carrying food.
- Common Swift Apus apus
A summer visitor to the UK, the Common Swift spends almost all its life on the wing, catching small insects and spiders in the air.
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
This brown swift has a white throat, breeds from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf and winters in the Sahel.
- Little Swift Apus affinis
The Little Swift catches food in the air. In southern Africa it also nests in colonies on bridges and buildings.
- Pacific swift Apus pacificus
A long-winged bird that catches insects in flight and visits Japan in summer.
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
A swift that catches insects in flight. In southern Africa, it may breed in nests taken over from other birds.
- Plain Swift Apus unicolor
This blackish-brown swift has a small pale throat patch, narrow pointed wings and a deeply forked tail. It breeds on Madeira and the Canaries, and some birds move to North Africa in winter.
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
The House Swift is a swift with a dark body, a white throat patch, and a broad white rump band. It catches insects in flight and forages over forests and towns.
- Cape Verde Swift Apus alexandri
The Cape Verde Swift is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands and breeds in crevices on cliffs and ravines.
- African Black Swift Apus barbatus
The African Black Swift catches insects in flight. The nominate subspecies in South Africa is described as partly migratory.
- Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus berliozi
Forbes-Watson's Swift has a pale throat patch with fine streaks. Its breeding range includes Socotra, Somalia, and the southern Arabian Peninsula.
- Bradfield’s Swift Apus bradfieldi
Bradfield’s Swift occurs from southwestern Angola through Namibia to northern South Africa. It flies in flocks over arid country and catches flying insects.
- Horus Swift Apus horus
The Horus Swift has a patchy sub-Saharan African range and catches insects in flight. Its nesting sites include eastern and southern Africa and northern Senegal.