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

Little/House Swift

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

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Classification

Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Apus
Scientific:
  Apus affinis

Original description

Citation:
(Gray, JE 1830)

Reference:
Ill. Indian Zool. Hardwicke 1, no.2 pl.35 fig.2

Protonym:
Cypselus affinis

Type locality:
No locality - Ganges.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/172892#page/83/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
4D28A0CDBED214AD

Avibase ID:
avibase-4D28A0CD

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

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555014

English:
Little or House Swift
Afrikaans:
Kleinwindswael/Huiswindswael
Azerbaijani:
Kiçik/Şərq kiçik uzunqanadı
Bulgarian:
Малък / Домашен бързолет
Catalan:
falciot cuablanc petit/oriental
Czech:
rorýs domovní/domácí
Danish:
Lille Sejler/Klippesejler
German:
Haus-/Malaiensegler
Spanish:
Vencejo Moro/Oriental
Spanish (Spain):
Vencejo moro/oriental
Estonian:
väikepiiritaja/kodupiiritaja
Finnish:
pikkukiitäjä/idänpikkukiitäjä
French:
Martinet des maisons ou M. malais
Croatian:
čiopa pokućarka/bjelogrla čiopa
Icelandic:
Skíð-/hússvölungur
Japanese (romaji):
nishihimeamatsubame/himeamatsubame
Japanese:
ニシヒメアマツバメ/ヒメアマツバメ
Nepali:
घर गौँथली (affinis/nipalensis)
Dutch:
Kleine/Grote huisgierzwaluw
Norwegian:
småseiler/husseiler
Polish:
jerzyk mały/nepalski
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-pequeno/andorinhão-pequeno-oriental
Russian:
Малый/Домовый стриж
Slovak:
dážďovník malý/domový
Slovenian:
Mali/Domači hudournik
Serbian:
Mala čiopa/kućna čiopa
Swedish:
stubbstjärtseglare/husseglare
Turkish:
Küçük/doğu küçük ebabili
Ukrainian:
Серпокрилець малий/непальський

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Little or House Swift ( Apus [affinis or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): 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)
eBird version 2021: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis)
eBird version 2022: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis)
eBird version 2023: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis)
eBird version 2024: Little/House Swift ( Apus affinis/nipalensis)
eBird version 2025: 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]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Apus affinis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Apus affinis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Apus affinis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Afrikaans: Kleinwindswael, Kleinwindswael/Huiswindswael
Arabic: السمامة الصغيرة
Azerbaijani: Kiçik uzunqnad, Kiçik/Şərq kiçik uzunqanadı
Bulgarian: Малък / Домашен бързолет, Малък бързолет
Bengali: ঘর বাতাসি
Catalan: Falciot cuablanc comú, falciot cuablanc petit/oriental, Falciot culblanc comú
Czech: Rorýs domovní, rorýs domovní/domácí
Welsh: Gwennol ddu fach
Danish: Lille Sejler, Lille Sejler/Klippesejler
German: Haus-/Malaiensegler, Haussegler, Weißbürzelsegler
Greek: Μικροσταχτάρα
Greek (Cypriot): Νανοπετροχελίδονο
English: House Swift, Little or House Swift, Little Swift, Little/House Swift, White-rumped Swift
[ENAV]: Little/House Swift
English, HBW: Little/House Swift
English (IOC): Little/House Swift
English (United States): Little/House Swift
Esperanto: blankpuga apuso
Spanish: Vencejo Moro, Vencejo Moro/Oriental
Spanish (Spain): Vencejo Moro/Oriental
Estonian: väikepiiritaja (väike-piirpääsuke), väikepiiritaja/kodupiiritaja
Basque: Falciot culblanc comú
Finnish: Pikkukiitäjä, pikkukiitäjä/idänpikkukiitäjä
French: Martinet des maisons, Martinet des maisons ou M. malais
French (Guyane): Martinet des maisons ou M. malais
Irish: Gabhlán Beag
Galician: Cirrio pequeno, Falciot culblanc comú
Hebrew: סיס גליל
Hindi: Babeela
Croatian: čiopa pokućarka/bjelogrla čiopa
Hungarian: Kis sarlósfecske
Indonesian: Kapinis rumah
Icelandic: Skíð-/hússvölungur, 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
Nepali: घर गौँथली (affinis/nipalensis)
Dutch: Huisgierzwaluw, Kleine/Grote huisgierzwaluw
Norwegian: Husseiler, Småseiler, småseiler/husseiler
Polish: jerzyk maly, jerzyk mały, jerzyk mały/nepalski
Portuguese: Andorinhão pequeno, Andorinhão-pequeno
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-pequeno/andorinhão-pequeno-oriental
Russian: Малый стриж, Малый/Домовый стриж, Стриж малый
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Punchi Thurithaya
Slovak: dážďovník bielotrtáčov, dáždovník malý, dážďovník malý/domový
Slovenian: mali hudournik, Mali/Domači hudournik
Serbian: Mala čiopa/kućna čiopa, Mala/kućna čiopa
Sotho, Southern: Lehaqasi
Swedish: Stubbstjärtseglare, stubbstjärtseglare/husseglare
Swahili: Teleka Mdogo
Thai: นกแอ่นบ้าน
Tswana: Pêolwane
Turkish: Küçük Ebabil, Küçük Sağan, Küçük Saşan, Küçük/doğu küçük ebabili
Tsonga: Nkonjana
Ukrainian: Серпокрилець малий, Серпокрилець малий/непальський
Vietnamese: Yến cằm trắng
Chinese: 小白腰雨燕, 小雨燕
Chinese (Traditional): 歐洲小雨燕