# Apodinae

The Apodinae are a subfamily of swifts and contain the following species:
Tribe Collocaliini - swiftlets
   * Plume-toed swiftlet (Collocalia affinis)
   * Grey-rumped swiftlet (Collocalia marginata)
   * Ridgetop swiftlet (Collocalia isonota)
   * Tenggara swiftlet (Collocalia sumbawae)
   * Drab swiftlet (Collocalia neglecta)
   * Glossy swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta)
       Subspecies: C. e. affinis, C. e. elachyptera, C. e. cyanoptila, C. e. vanderbilti, C. e. oberholseri, C. e. natalis, C. e. septentrionalis, C. e. isonota, C. e. marginata, C. e. bagobo, C. e. spilura, C. e. manadensis, C. e. esculenta, C. e. minuta, C. e. sumbawae, C. e. perneglecta, C. e. neglecta, C. e. amethystina, C. e. erwini, C. e. numforensis, C. e. nitens, C. e. misimae, C. e. stresemanni, C. e. heinrothi, C. e. spilogaster, C. e. tametamele, C. e. becki, C. e. makirensis, C. e. desiderata, C. e. uropygialis, & C. e. albidior
   * Satin swiftlet (Collocalia uropygialis)
   * Bornean swiftlet (Collocalia dodgei)
   * Cave swiftlet (Collocalia linchi)
       Subspecies: C. l. ripleyi, C. l. dodgei, C. l. linchi, & C. l. dedii
   * Christmas Island swiftlet (Collocalia natalis)
   * Pygmy swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes)
   * Seychelles swiftlet (Aerodramus elaphrus)
   * Mascarene swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus)
   * Indian swiftlet (Aerodramus unicolor)
   * Philippine swiftlet (Aerodramus mearnsi)
   * Moluccan swiftlet (Aerodramus infuscatus)
       Subspecies: A. i. sororum, A. i. infuscatus, & A. i. ceramensis
   * Sulawesi swiftlet (Aerodramus sororum)
   * Seram swiftlet (Aerodramus ceramensis)
   * Mountain swiftlet (Aerodramus hirundinaceus)
       Subspecies: A. h. baru, A. h. excelsus, & A. h. hirundinaceus
   * White-rumped swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius)
       Subspecies: A. s. delichon, A. s. eichhorni, A. s. noonaedanae, A. s. reichenowi, A. s. desolatus, A. s. epiensis, A. s. ingens, A. s. leucopygius, A. s. assimilis, A. s. townsendi, & A. s. spodiopygius
   * Australian swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae)
       Subspecies: A. t. terraereginae, & A. t. chillagoensis
   * Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)
       Subspecies: A. b. brevirostris, A. b. innominatus, & A. b. rogersi
   * Indochinese swiftlet (Aerodramus rogersi) sometimes included in A. brevirostris
   * Volcano swiftlet (Aerodramus vulcanorum) sometimes included in A. brevirostris
   * Whitehead's swiftlet (Aerodramus whiteheadi)
       Subspecies: A. w. whiteheadi, & A. w. origenis
   * Bare-legged swiftlet (Aerodramus nuditarsus)
   * Mayr's swiftlet (Aerodramus orientalis)
       Subspecies: A. o. leletensis, & A. o. orientalis
   * Palawan swiftlet (Aerodramus palawanensis)
   * Mossy-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus salangana) sometimes included in A. vanikorensis
       Subspecies: A. s. natunae, A. s. maratua, A. s. aerophilus, & A. s. salangana
   * Uniform swiftlet (Aerodramus vanikorensis)
       Subspecies: A. v. amelis, A. v. palawanensis, A. v. aenigma, A. v. heinrichi, A. v. moluccarum, A. v. waigeuensis, A. v. steini, A. v. yorki, A. v. tagulae, A. v. coultasi, A. v. pallens, A. v. lihirensis, A. v. lugubris, & A. v. vanikorensis
   * Palau swiftlet (Aerodramus pelewensis)
   * Mariana swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi)
   * Island swiftlet (Aerodramus inquietus)
       Subspecies: A. i. rukensis, A. i. ponapensis, & A. i. inquietus
   * Atiu swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli)
   * Tahiti swiftlet (Aerodramus leucophaeus)
       Subspecies: A. l. leucophaeus, A. l. ocistus, & A. l. gilliardi
   * Marquesan swiftlet (Aerodramus ocistus)
   * Black-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus)
       Subspecies: A. m. maximus, A. m. lowi, & A. m. tichelmani
   * Edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)
       Subspecies: A. f. amechanus, A. f. germani, A. f. inexpectatus, A. f. vestitus, A. f. perplexus, A. f. fuciphagus, A. f. dammermani, & A. f. micans
   * Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
   * Three-toed swiftlet (Aerodramus papuensis)
   * Giant swiftlet (Hydrochous gigas)
   * Scarce swift (Schoutedenapus myoptilus)
       Subspecies: S. m. poensis, S. m. chapini, & S. m. myoptilus
Tribe Chaeturini - needletails
   * Philippine spinetail (Mearnsia picina)
   * Papuan spinetail (Mearnsia novaeguineae)
       Subspecies: M. n. buergersi, & M. n. novaeguineae
   * Madagascar spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri)
       Subspecies: Z. g. grandidieri, & Z. g. mariae
   * São Tomé spinetail (Zoonavena thomensis)
   * White-rumped spinetail (Zoonavena sylvatica)
   * Black spinetail (Telacanthura melanopygia)
   * Mottled spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri)
       Subspecies: T. u. ussheri, T. u. sharpei, T. u. stictilaema, & T. u. benguellensis
   * Silver-rumped spinetail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis)
   * Sabine's spinetail (Rhaphidura sabini)
   * Böhm's spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi)
       Subspecies: N. b. boehmi, & N. b. sheppardi
   * Cassin's spinetail (Neafrapus cassini)
   * White-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
       Subspecies: H. c. caudacutus, & H. c. nudipes
   * Purple needletail (Hirundapus celebensis)
   * Silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
       Subspecies: H. c. rupchandi, H. c. cochinchinensis, & H. c. formosanus
   * Brown-backed needletail (Hirundapus giganteus)
       Subspecies: H. g. indicus, & H. g. giganteus
   * Band-rumped swift (Chaetura spinicauda)
       Subspecies: C. s. aetherodroma, & C. s. spinicaudus
   * Lesser Antillean swift (Chaetura martinica)
   * Gray-rumped swift (Chaetura cinereiventris)
       Subspecies: C. c. phaeopygos, C. c. occidentalis, C. c. schistacea, C. c. lawrencei, C. c. guianensis, C. c. sclateri, & C. c. cinereiventris
   * Pale-rumped swift (Chaetura egregia)
   * Chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica)
   * Vaux's swift (Chaetura vauxi)
       Subspecies: C. v. vauxi, C. v. tamaulipensis, C. v. gaumeri, C. v. warneri, C. v. richmondi, C. v. ochropygia, & C. v. andrei
   * Chapman's swift (Chaetura chapmani)
   * Mato Grosso swift (Chaetura viridipennis)
   * Short-tailed swift (Chaetura brachyura)
       Subspecies: C. b. brachyura, C. b. praevelox, C. b. cinereocauda, & C. b. ocypetes
   * Sick's swift (Chaetura meridionalis)
   * Costa Rican swift (Chaetura fumosa)
Tribe Apodini - typical swifts
   * White-throated swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
       Subspecies: A. s. saxatalis, & A. s. nigrior
   * White-tipped swift (Aeronautes montivagus)
       Subspecies: A. m. montivagus, & A. m. tatei
   * Andean swift (Aeronautes andecolus)
       Subspecies: A. a. parvulus, A. a. peruvianus, & A. a. andecolus
   * Pygmy palm swift (Tachornis furcata)
       Subspecies: T. f. nigrodorsalis, & T. f. furcata
   * Fork-tailed palm swift (Tachornis squamata)
       Subspecies: T. s. semota, & T. s. squamata
   * Antillean palm-swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)
       Subspecies: T. p. iradii, & T. p. phoenicobia
   * Great swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi)
   * Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis)
       Subspecies: P. c. veraecrucis, & P. c. cayennensis
   * Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
       Subspecies: C. b. balasiensis, C. b. infumatus, C. b. bartelsorum, & C. b. pallidior
   * African palm swift (Cypsiurus parvus)
       Subspecies: C. p. parvus, C. p. brachypterus, C. p. myochrous, C. p. laemostigma, C. p. hyphaenes, C. p. celer, & C. p. gracilis
   * Malagasy palm swift (Cypsiurus gracilis)
       Subspecies: C. g. gracilis, C. g. griveaudi
   * Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba)
       Subspecies: T. m. melba, T. m. tuneti, T. m. archeri, T. m. maximus, T. m. africanus, T. m. marjoriae, T. m. willsi, T. m. nubifugus, T. m. dorabtatai, & T. m. bakeri
   * Mottled swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis)
       Subspecies: T. a. lowei, T. a. bamendae, T. a. furensis, T. a. aequatorialis, & T. a. gelidus
   * Cape Verde swift (Apus alexandri)
   * Common swift (Apus apus)
       Subspecies: A. a. apus, & A. a. pekinensis
   * Plain swift (Apus unicolor)
   * Nyanza swift (Apus niansae)
       Subspecies: A. n. niansae, & A. n. somalicus
   * Pallid swift (Apus pallidus)
       Subspecies: A. p. brehmorum, A. p. illyricus, & A. p. pallidus
   * African black swift (Apus barbatus)
       Subspecies: A. b. glanvillei, A. b. serlei, A. b. roehli, A. b. hollidayi, A. b. oreobates, & A. b. barbatus
   * Forbes-Watson's swift (Apus berliozi)
       Subspecies: A. b. berliozi, & A. b. bensoni
   * Bradfield's swift (Apus bradfieldi)
       Subspecies: A. b. bradfieldi, & A. b. deserticola
   * Malagasy black swift (Apus balstoni)
       Subspecies: A. b. mayottensis, & A. b. balstoni
   * Pacific swift (Apus pacificus)
       Subspecies: A. p. pacificus, A. p. kurodae, A. p. salimali, A. p. leuconyx, & A. p. cooki
   * Salim Ali's swift (Apus salimalii)
   * Blyth's swift (Apus leuconyx)
   * Cook's swift (Apus cooki)
   * Dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
   * Little swift (Apus affinis)
       Subspecies: A. a. galilejensis, A. a. aerobates, A. a. bannermani, A. a. theresae, A. a. affinis, & A. a. singalensis
   * House swift (Apus nipalensis)
       Subspecies: A. n. nipalensis, A. n. subfurcatus, A. n. furcatus, & A. n. kuntzi
   * Horus swift (Apus horus)
       Subspecies: A. h. horus, & A. h. fuscobrunneus
   * White-rumped swift (Apus caffer)
   * Bates's swift (Apus batesi)
   * Fernando Po swift (Apus sladeniae)