Apodidae

Apus horus Photo by Mikael Nord (Praktejder) Common name:horus swift (en); andorinhão-horus (pt); martinet horus (fr); vencejo horus (es); horussegler (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily Apodidae Range:This species is patchily distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, with population in Nigeria, Chad, Sudan and Ethiopia, and through East Africa into their main stronghold in Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa. There are…

Chaetura pelagica Photo by Daniele Occhiato (PBase) Common name:chimney swift (en); andorinhão-migrador (pt); martinet ramoneur (fr); vencejo de chimenea (es); schornsteinsegler (de) Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily Apodidae Range:This species breeds in western North America, from Alberta to Newfoundland, in Canada, and throughout the western United States down to Florida and Texas. They migrate south to winter in…

Apus affinis Photo by Trevor Hardaker (Biodiversity Explorer) Common name: little swift (en); andorinhão-pequeno (pt); martinet des maisons (fr); vencejo moro (es); haussegler (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae Range: This species is found throughout most of sub-Saharian Africa, in north-west Africa and in scattered population across de Middle East, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India….

Apus pacificus (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name: fork-tailed swift (en); andorinhão-de-cauda-forcada (pt); martinet de Sibérie (fr); vencejo del Pacífico (es); Pazifiksegler (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae Range: This species is found breeding in eastern Asia, from Siberia to Kamchatka and Japan , across eastern China to Annam ,Vietnam ,Thailand and Burma. They migrate…

Aerodramus fuciphagus (Photo from Flickriver) Common name: edible-nest swiftlet (en); andorinhão-de-ninho-comestível (pt); salangane à nid blanc (fr); rabitojo de nido comestible (es); weißnestsalangane (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae Range: These birds are found in south-east Asia, in Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali, Flores, Sumba, Savu, Timor, Burma, in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and in…

Aerodramus terraereginae Photo by Ian Montgomery (Birdway) Common name: Australian swiftlet (en); andorinhão-australiano (pt); salangane d’Australie (fr); salangana australiana (es); Südseesalangane (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae Range: This species is endemic to Queensland, in north-eastern Australia, being found in the mainland and in a number of offshore islands in that region.. Size: This small…

Aerodramus terraereginae Photo by Ian Montgomery (Birdway) Common name: Australian swiftlet (en); andorinhão-australiano (pt); salangane d’Australie (fr); salangana australiana (es); Südseesalangane (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae Range: This species is endemic to Queensland, in north-eastern Australia, being found in the mainland and in a number of offshore islands in that region.. Size: This small…