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This list is based on the IOC WorldBirdNames classification ver 2.10 (2011)

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1. Spot-fronted Swift   Cypseloides cherriei
2. White-chinned Swift   Cypseloides cryptus
3. White-fronted Swift   Cypseloides storeri
4. Sooty Swift   Cypseloides fumigatus
5. Rothschild’s Swift   Cypseloides rothschildi
6. American Black Swift   Cypseloides niger
7. White-chested Swift   Cypseloides lemosi
8. Great Dusky Swift   Cypseloides senex
9. Tepui Swift   Streptoprocne phelpsi
10. Chestnut-collared Swift   Streptoprocne rutila
11. White-collared Swift   Streptoprocne zonaris
12. Biscutate Swift   Streptoprocne biscutata
13. White-naped Swift   Streptoprocne semicollaris
14. Giant Swiftlet   Hydrochous gigas
15. Glossy Swiftlet   Collocalia esculenta
16. Cave Swiftlet   Collocalia linchi
17. Bornean Swiftlet   Collocalia dodgei
18. Pygmy Swiftlet   Collocalia troglodytes
19. Seychelles Swiftlet   Aerodramus elaphrus
20. Mascarene Swiftlet   Aerodramus francicus
21. Indian Swiftlet   Aerodramus unicolor
22. Philippine Swiftlet   Aerodramus mearnsi
23. Halmahera Swiftlet   Aerodramus infuscatus
24. Sulawesi Swiftlet   Aerodramus sororum
25. Seram Swiftlet   Aerodramus ceramensis
26. Mountain Swiftlet   Aerodramus hirundinaceus
27. White-rumped Swiftlet   Aerodramus spodiopygius
28. Australian Swiftlet   Aerodramus terraereginae
29. Himalayan Swiftlet   Aerodramus brevirostris
30. Volcano Swiftlet   Aerodramus vulcanorum
31. Whitehead’s Swiftlet   Aerodramus whiteheadi
32. Bare-legged Swiftlet   Aerodramus nuditarsus
33. Mayr’s Swiftlet   Aerodramus orientalis
34. Mossy-nest Swiftlet   Aerodramus salangana
35. Uniform Swiftlet   Aerodramus vanikorensis
36. Palau Swiftlet   Aerodramus pelewensis
37. Mariana Swiftlet   Aerodramus bartschi
38. Island Swiftlet   Aerodramus inquietus
39. Tahiti Swiftlet   Aerodramus leucophaeus
40. Atiu Swiftlet   Aerodramus sawtelli
41. Marquesan Swiftlet   Aerodramus ocistus
42. Black-nest Swiftlet   Aerodramus maximus
43. Edible-nest Swiftlet   Aerodramus fuciphagus
44. Germain’s Swiftlet   Aerodramus germani
45. Three-toed Swiftlet   Aerodramus papuensis
46. Scarce Swift   Schoutedenapus myoptilus
47. Schouteden’s Swift   Schoutedenapus schoutedeni
48. Philippine Spine-tailed Swift   Mearnsia picina
49. Papuan Spine-tailed Swift   Mearnsia novaeguineae
50. Madagascar Spinetail   Zoonavena grandidieri
51. Sao Tome Spinetail   Zoonavena thomensis
52. White-rumped Spinetail   Zoonavena sylvatica
53. Mottled Spinetail   Telacanthura ussheri
54. Black Spinetail   Telacanthura melanopygia
55. Silver-rumped Spinetail   Rhaphidura leucopygialis
56. Sabine’s Spinetail   Rhaphidura sabini
57. Cassin’s Spinetail   Neafrapus cassini
58. Böhm’s Spinetail   Neafrapus boehmi
59. White-throated Needletail   Hirundapus caudacutus
60. Silver-backed Needletail   Hirundapus cochinchinensis
61. Brown-backed Needletail   Hirundapus giganteus
62. Purple Needletail   Hirundapus celebensis
63. Lesser Antillean Swift   Chaetura martinica
64. Band-rumped Swift   Chaetura spinicaudus
65. Costa Rican Swift   Chaetura fumosa
66. Pale-rumped Swift   Chaetura egregia
67. Grey-rumped Swift   Chaetura cinereiventris
68. Vaux’s Swift   Chaetura vauxi
69. Sick’s Swift   Chaetura meridionalis
70. Chimney Swift   Chaetura pelagica
71. Chapman’s Swift   Chaetura chapmani
72. Mato Grosso Swift   Chaetura viridipennis
73. Short-tailed Swift   Chaetura brachyura
74. White-throated Swift   Aeronautes saxatalis
75. White-tipped Swift   Aeronautes montivagus
76. Andean Swift   Aeronautes andecolus
77. Antillean Palm Swift   Tachornis phoenicobia
78. Pygmy Palm Swift   Tachornis furcata
79. Neotropical Palm Swift   Tachornis squamata
80. Great Swallow-tailed Swift   Panyptila sanctihieronymi
81. Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift   Panyptila cayennensis
82. African Palm Swift   Cypsiurus parvus
83. Asian Palm Swift   Cypsiurus balasiensis
84. Alpine Swift   Tachymarptis melba
85. Mottled Swift   Tachymarptis aequatorialis
86. Cape Verde Swift   Apus alexandri
87. Common Swift   Apus apus
88. Plain Swift   Apus unicolor
89. Nyanza Swift   Apus niansae
90. Pallid Swift   Apus pallidus
91. African Black Swift   Apus barbatus
92. Malagasy Black Swift   Apus balstoni
93. Fernando Po Swift   Apus sladeniae
94. Forbes-Watson’s Swift   Apus berliozi
95. Bradfield’s Swift   Apus bradfieldi
96. Pacific Swift   Apus pacificus
97. Salim Ali’s Swift   Apus salimalii
98. Blyth’s Swift   Apus leuconyx
99. Cook’s Swift   Apus cooki
100. Dark-rumped Swift   Apus acuticauda
101. Little Swift   Apus affinis
102. House Swift   Apus nipalensis
103. Horus Swift   Apus horus
104. White-rumped Swift   Apus caffer
105. Bates’s Swift   Apus batesi