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Apodidae (swift)

Reptilia - Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Apodidae Hartert
1988Apodidae Carroll
2003Apodidae Mayr p. 147
2004Apodidae Mourer-Chauviré et al. p. 310
2005Apodidae Mayr p. 319
2007Apodidae Livezey and Zusi p. 94
2007Apodidae Worthy et al. p. 26
2014Apodidae del Hoyo et al.
2017Apodidae Clements et al.
2020Apodidae Worthy and Nguyen p. 84
2022Apodidae Mayr p. 100 figs. Fig. 6.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderCaprimulgiformesRidgway 1881
familyApodidaeHartert 1897
familyApodidaeHartert 1897

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Apodidae Hartert 1897 [swift]
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G. Aerodramus Oberholser 1906
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Aerodramus fuciphagus Thunberg 1812 [white-nest swiftlet]
Aerodramus salangana Streubel 1848 [mossy-nest swiftlet]
Aerodramus sawtelli Holyoak 1974 [Atiu swiftlet]
Aerodramus spodiopygius Peale 1848 [white-rumped swiftlet]
Aerodramus vanikorensis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [uniform swiftlet]
Subfm. Apodinae Hartert 1897
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G. Apus Scopoli 1777
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Apus apus Linnaeus 1758 [common swift]
Apus melba Linnaeus 1758 [alpine swift]
Apus pallidus Shelley 1870 [pallid swift]
†Apus wetmorei Ballmann 1976
Invalid names: Cypselus Illiger 1811 [synonym]
G. Chaetura Stephens 1826
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†Chaetura baconica Jánossy 1977
Chaetura pelagica Linnaeus 1758 [chimney swift]
G. Collocalia Gray 1840
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†Collocalia buday Boles 2001
Collocalia esculenta Linnaeus 1758 [glossy swiftlet]
†Collocalia incerta Milne-Edwards 1871
Collocalia troglodytes Gray 1845 [pygmy swiftlet]
G. Cypseloides Streubel 1848
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Cypseloides niger Gmelin 1789 [black swift]
G. †Procypseloides Harrison 1984
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†Procypseloides ignotus Paris 1912
†Procypseloides mourerchauvireae Mlíkovský 1989
G. Streptoprocne Oberholser 1906
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Streptoprocne zonaris Shaw 1796 [white-collared swift]
Invalid names: Cypselinae Bonaparte 1838 [empty], Cypseloidinae Bonaparte 1838 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:35:04
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:35:04
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma

Collections (98 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France (Allier) Procypseloides ignotus (181646)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Collocalia sp. (73690)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Apodidae indet. (172915)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Apodidae indet. (22222)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) Apus baranensis (35359)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Apus apus (35472)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Siracusa) Apus sp., Apus melba (175900)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) Apus apus, Apus pallidus (184245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy Apus sp. (197769)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Papua New Guinea Collocalia esculenta (194696)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Chaetura pelagica (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Aerodramus fuciphagus (193370 193373 193376 193377 193378 193384 193386 193388 193389 193391 193402 193403 193404) Apodidae indet., Aerodramus fuciphagus (193401) Apodidae indet., Collocalia esculenta (193367 193399 193400) Apodidae indet., Collocalia esculenta, Aerodramus fuciphagus (193395)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Tennessee) Chaetura pelagica (82890)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Apus sp. (194940)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Philippines Collocalia esculenta (194833) Collocalia sp., Collocalia esculenta (194835) Collocalia sp., Collocalia esculenta, Collocalia salangana (194836) Collocalia sp., Collocalia salangana, Collocalia troglodytes (194834)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Aomori) Apus sp. (101898)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Apus apus (192949 192959) Apus apus, Apus melba (92902) Apus melba (192951 192957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Papua New Guinea Collocalia esculenta (194693 194694)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Collocalia sawtelli (193455 193457)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) Apus apus (215378)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Haiti Streptoprocne zonaris, Cypseloides niger (194483)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands Collocalia vanikorensis (194622 194624 194625 194630 194632 194633 194634 194635 194649)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Aerodramus fuciphagus (193381 193396 193397 193398 193405 193406 193407 193408 193409 193410 193411 193412 193413 193414 193415 193416) Apodidae indet., Collocalia esculenta, Aerodramus fuciphagus (193392)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga Collocalia spodiopygia (194700)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Niue Collocalia spodiopygia (193851 193852 193853 193854 193855 193856 193857 193858 193861 193867 193869)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Yemen Apus sp. (169046 234349)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Apus apus (194808)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Collocalia vanikorensis (208640 208641 208642 208643 208644)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Collocalia esculenta, Collocalia spodiopygia (13221 193986) Collocalia sp., Collocalia esculenta (193987) Collocalia spp. (193988)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Apus sp. (92733)