Apus [affinis or nipalensis] (Little or House Swift)

Little or House Swift

Apus [affinis or nipalensis] (= Apus affinis) (Gray, JE, 1830)

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Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
  Apus

Scientific:
Apus affinis

Citation:
(Gray, JE, 1830)

Reference:
Ill.Ind.Zool.[Hardwicke] pl.35 fig.2

Protonym:
Cypselus affinis

Avibase ID:
4D28A0CDBED214AD

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4D28A0CD

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555014

Geographic range:

Apus affinis affinis: S Somalia to n Mozambique, Pemba I. and Zanzibar to India
Apus affinis aerobates: SW Mauritania to Ethiopia, Somalia, c Angola and S Africa
Apus affinis galilejensis: N and sub-Saharan Africa east to Pakistan
Apus affinis theresae: W and s Angola to s Zambia and South Africa
Apus affinis bannermani: Bioko, São Tomé and Príncipe (Gulf of Guinea)
Apus affinis singalensis: S India and Sri Lanka
Apus nipalensis nipalensis: Nepal to se China, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, Philippines
Apus nipalensis subfurcatus: Malay Peninsula to Borneo, Sumatra and adjacent islands; this species also recently reported from (has recently colonized?) Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas (Flores, Sumba, Timor), although the subspecific identity of these birds is not yet established
Apus nipalensis furcatus: Java and Bali
Apus nipalensis kuntzi: Taiwan
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Little or House Swift
Catalan:
Falciot cuablanc comú
Czech:
rorýs domovní
Danish:
Lille Sejler
German:
Haussegler
Spanish:
Vencejo Moro
Finnish:
pikkukiitäjä
French:
Martinet des maisons ou M. malais
Hungarian:
Kis sarlósfecske
Icelandic:
Skíðsvölungur
Italian:
Rondone minore
Japanese (romaji):
himeamatsubame
Japanese:
ニシヒメアマツバメ
Lithuanian:
Mažasis čiurlys
Dutch:
Huisgierzwaluw
Norwegian:
Småseiler
Polish:
jerzyk maly
Portuguese:
Andorinhão-pequeno
Russian:
Малый стриж
Slovak:
dáždovník malý
Serbian:
Mala/kućna čiopa
Swedish:
Stubbstjärtseglare
Ukrainian:
Серпокрилець малий
Chinese:
小雨燕
Chinese (Traditional):
歐洲小雨燕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis])
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: House Swift ( Apus affinis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: House Swift ( Apus affinis) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition: House Swift ( Apus affinis) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis)
eBird version 2017: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis)
eBird version 2018: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis)
eBird version 2019: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: House Swift ( Apus affinis) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: House Swift ( Apus affinis) [version 1]
James Lee Peters: Apus affinis [version 1]
James Lee Peters (original): Apus affinis [version 1]
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Apus affinis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Other synonyms

Afrikaans: Kleinwindswael
Arabic: السمامة الصغيرة
Azerbaijani: Kiçik uzunqnad
Bulgarian: Малък бързолет
Bengali: ঘর বাতাসি
Catalan: Falciot cuablanc comú, Falciot culblanc comú
Czech: Rorýs domovní
Welsh: Gwennol ddu fach
Danish: Lille Sejler
German: Haussegler, Weißbürzelsegler
Greek: Μικροσταχτάρα
Greek (Cypriot): Νανοπετροχελίδονο
English: House Swift, Little or House Swift, Little Swift, Little/House Swift
English (IOC): Little/House Swift
Esperanto: blankpuga apuso
Spanish: Vencejo Moro
Spanish (Spain): Vencejo Moro/Oriental
Estonian: väikepiiritaja (väike-piirpääsuke)
Basque: Falciot culblanc comú
Finnish: Pikkukiitäjä
French: Martinet des maisons, Martinet des maisons ou M. malais
Irish: Gabhlán Beag
Galician: Cirrio pequeno, Falciot culblanc comú
Hebrew: סיס גליל
Hindi: Babeela
Hungarian: Kis sarlósfecske
Indonesian: Kapinis rumah
Icelandic: Skíðsvölungur
Italian: Rondone minore
Japanese (romaji): himeamatsubame, nishihimeamatsubame/himeamatsubame
Japanese: ニシヒメアマツバメ, ニシヒメアマツバメ/ヒメアマツバメ
Georgian: მცირე ნამგალა
Korean: 쇠칼새
Kwangali: Sisampamema
Scientific: Apus [affinis or nipalensis], Apus affinis, Apus affinis affinis, Apus affinis/nipalensis, Apus affinus, Cypselus affinis
Lithuanian: Mažasis čiurlys
Malayalam: അമ്പലം ചുറ്റി
Maltese: Rundun Żgħir
Dutch: Huisgierzwaluw
Norwegian: Husseiler, Småseiler, småseiler/husseiler
Polish: jerzyk maly, jerzyk mały
Portuguese: Andorinhão pequeno, Andorinhão-pequeno
Russian: Малый стриж, Стриж малый
Slovak: dážďovník bielotrtáčov, dáždovník malý
Slovenian: mali hudournik
Serbian: Mala/kućna čiopa
Sotho, Southern: Lehaqasi
Swedish: Stubbstjärtseglare
Swahili: Teleka Mdogo
Thai: นกแอ่นบ้าน
Tswana: Pêolwane
Turkish: Küçük Ebabil, Küçük Sağan, Küçük Saşan
Tsonga: Nkonjana
Ukrainian: Серпокрилець малий
Vietnamese: Yến cằm trắng
Chinese: 小白腰雨燕, 小雨燕
Chinese (Traditional): 歐洲小雨燕