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Little Swift (aerobates)
Apus affinis aerobates Brooke, RK 1969
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Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Apus
Scientific:
Apus affinis aerobates
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Apus
Scientific:
Apus affinis aerobates
Original description
Citation:
Brooke, RK 1969
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
89 p.166 [166-167]
Protonym:
Apus affinis aerobates
Type locality:
Mbadaka Equateur (Colquilhatville), Congo Kinshasa
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/126847#page/212/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
6D1FCFB3C2010C7C
Avibase ID:
avibase-6D1FCFB3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6D1FCFB3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693392
Geographic range:
- Apus affinis aerobates: southwestern Mauritania to Ethiopia, Somalia, central Angola, and South Africa
Source: Clements checklist
Little Swift (aerobates)
French:
Martinet des maisons (aerobates)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Little Swift (aerobates) ( Apus affinis aerobates) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Little Swift (aerobates) ( Apus affinis aerobates) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Little Swift (aerobates) ( Apus affinis aerobates) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Little Swift (aerobates) ( Apus affinis aerobates) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Little Swift (West African) ( Apus affinis aerobates) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Little Swift (West African) ( Apus affinis aerobates) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Little Swift (West African) ( Apus affinis aerobates) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Little Swift (West African) ( Apus affinis aerobates) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Little Swift (West African) ( Apus affinis aerobates) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Little Swift (West African) ( Apus affinis aerobates) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Little Swift (West African) ( Apus affinis aerobates) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Little Swift (West African) ( Apus affinis aerobates) |
| Avilist 2025: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus affinis aerobates [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Little Swift, Little Swift (aerobates), Little Swift (West African), West African Little Swift
French: Martinet des maisons (aerobates), Petit martinet à croupion blanc
Scientific: Apus affinis abyssenicus, Apus affinis aerobates
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