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Little Swift (affinis)
Apus affinis affinis (Gray, JE 1830)
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Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Apus
Scientific:
Apus affinis affinis
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Apus
Scientific:
Apus affinis 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:
5C05AD5A0C32B2BB
Avibase ID:
avibase-5C05AD5A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5C05AD5A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693393
Geographic range:
- Apus affinis affinis: southern Somalia to northern Mozambique, Pemba Island, and Zanzibar, to India
Source: Clements checklist
Little Swift (affinis)
French:
Martinet des maisons (affinis)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Little Swift (affinis) ( Apus affinis affinis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Little Swift (affinis) ( Apus affinis affinis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Little Swift (affinis) ( Apus affinis affinis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Little Swift (affinis) ( Apus affinis affinis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Little Swift (nominate) ( Apus affinis affinis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Little Swift (nominate) ( Apus affinis affinis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Little Swift (nominate) ( Apus affinis affinis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Little Swift (nominate) ( Apus affinis affinis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Little Swift (nominate) ( Apus affinis affinis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Little Swift (nominate) ( Apus affinis affinis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Little Swift (nominate) ( Apus affinis affinis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Little Swift (nominate) ( Apus affinis affinis) |
| Avilist 2025: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus affinis affinis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Apus affinis [affinis]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
German: Haussegler
English: Common Indian House Swift, Little Swift, Little Swift (affinis), Little Swift (nominate)
Spanish: Vencejo Moro
French: Martinet des maisons, Martinet des maisons (affinis), Martinet des maisons (nominal), Martinet des maisons (nominale), Martinet des maisons (race nominale)
Italian: Rondone minore
Scientific: Apus affinis, Apus affinis affinis, Cypselus affinis
Dutch: Huisgierzwaluw
Polish: jerzyk maly, jerzyk mały
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