The house swift is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Japan, Nepal, and Southeast Asia. It is capable of flying long distances by alternately shutting off hemispheres of their brain in-flight. In May 2012, one was discovered in Ladner, British Columbia, the first known sighting in North America. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Hodgson, BH 1837)
Reference:
J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal
5 p.780
Imprint year:
1836
Protonym:
Cypselus Nipalensis
Type locality:
Central region of Nepal.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114404#page/910/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
2A241F0C119F0276
Avibase ID:
avibase-2A241F0C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2A241F0C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555015
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Martinet malais ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Martinet malais ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2024: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: House Swift ( Apus nipalensis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus nipalensis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus nipalensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Apus [affinis or nipalensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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