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Encyclopedia > Apus (genus)
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Common Swifts (Apus apus)
Common Swifts (Apus apus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Apus
Scopoli, 1777
Species

Many, see list Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Myxozoa (slime animals) Superphylum Deuterostomia (blastopore becomes anus) Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Apodidae Hemiprocnidae Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three families: the swifts, Apodidae, the tree swifts, Hemiprocnidae, and the hummingbirds, Trochilidae. ... For other meanings of the word Swift see Swift (disambiguation). ... Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (June 3, 1723 - May 8, 1788) was an Italian-Austrian physician and naturalist. ...

The bird genus Apus comprise some of the Old World members of the family Apodidae, commonly known as swifts. Orders Many - see section below. ... The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus; it includes Europe, Asia, and Africa (collectively known as Africa-Eurasia), plus surrounding islands. ... For other meanings of the word Swift see Swift (disambiguation). ... Genera Many; see text. ...


They are among the fastest birds in the world. They resemble swallows, to which they are not related, but have shorter tails and sickle-shaped wings. Swifts spend most of their life aloft, have very short legs and use them mostly to cling to surfaces. Genera Many, see text. ...

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Systematics

  • Alpine Swift, Apus melba
  • Mottled Swift, Apus aequatorialis
  • Alexander's Swift, Apus alexandri
  • Common Swift, Apus apus
  • Plain Swift, Apus unicolor
  • Nyanza Swift, Apus niansae
  • Pallid Swift, Apus pallidus
  • African Swift, Apus barbatus
  • Forbes-Watson's Swift, Apus berliozi
  • Bradfield's Swift, Apus bradfieldi
  • Madagascar Swift, Apus balstoni
  • Pacific Swift, Apus pacificus
  • Dark-rumped Swift, Apus acuticauda
  • Little Swift, Apus affinis
  • House Swift, Apus nipalensis
  • Horus Swift, Apus horus
  • White-rumped Swift, Apus caffer
  • Bates' Swift Apus batesi

Known fossil species are: Binomial name Apus melba Linnaeus,, 1758 The Alpine Swift (Apus melba) is a small bird, superficially similar to a large Barn Swallow or House Martin. ... Binomial name Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Common Swift (Apus apus) is a small bird, superficially similar to the Barn Swallow or House Martin. ... Binomial name Apus unicolor (Jardine, 1830) The Plain Swift (Apus unicolor) is a medium-sized swift. ... Binomial name Apus pallidus Shelley, 1870 The Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus) is a small bird, superficially similar to a Barn Swallow or House Martin. ... Binomial name Apus pacificus (Latham, 1802) The Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus), or Fork-tailed Swift, is a small bird, superficially similar to a House Martin. ... Binomial name Apus affinis (Gray,JE, 1830) The Little Swift (Apus affinis), or House Swift, is a small bird, superficially similar to a Barn Swallow or House Martin. ... Binomial name Apus affinis (Gray,JE, 1830) The Little Swift (Apus affinis), or House Swift, is a small bird, superficially similar to a Barn Swallow or House Martin. ... Binomial name Apus caffer (Lichtenstein, 1823) The White-rumped Swift (Apus caffer) is a small swift. ...

  • Apus gaillardi
  • Apus wetmorei
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Reference

  • Chantler, Phil & Driessens, Gerald (2000): Swifts : a guide to the swifts and treeswifts of the world. Pica Press, Mountfield, East Sussex. ISBN 1-873403-83-6

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