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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
English: Little or House Swift Czech: rorýs domovní German: Haussegler Danish: Lille Sejler Spanish: Vencejo Moro Finnish: pikkukiitäjä French: Martinet des maisons ou M. malais Icelandic: Skíðsvölungur Italian: Rondone minore Japanese: himeamatsubame Japanese: ニシヒメアマツバメ Dutch: Huisgierzwaluw Norwegian: Småseiler Polish: jerzyk maly Portuguese: Andorinhão-pequeno Russian: Малый стриж Slovak: dáždovník malý Swedish: Stubbstjärtseglare Chinese: 小雨燕
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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])
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)
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]
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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: 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 Latin: 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
