Little Swift
Apus affinis(Gray, JE, 1830)
English (US) Little Swift
The Little Swift (Apus affinis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Apodidae (Swifts) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Apus affinis
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Little Swift
- Described by
- (Gray, JE, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Apus affinis galilejensis
- Apus affinis bannermani
- Apus affinis aerobates
- Apus affinis theresae
- Apus affinis affinis
- Apus affinis singalensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cypselus affinis
- Described by
- (Gray, JE, 1830)
- Type locality
- No locality - Ganges.
- Original description
- Illustrations of Indian zoology; chiefly selected from the collection of Major-General Hardwicke, F. R. S. 1, no.2 pl.35 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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