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The bird genus Apus comprise some of the Old World members of the family Apodidae, commonly known as swifts.
They are among the fastest birds in the world. They resemble swallows, to which they're not related, but have shorter tails and sickle-shaped wings. Swifts spend most of their life aloft, have very short legs and use them mostly to cling to surfaces.

Systematics

Alpine Swift, Apus melba
Mottled Swift, Apus aequatorialis
Alexander's Swift, Apus alexandri
Common Swift, Apus apus
Plain Swift, Apus unicolor
Nyanza Swift, Apus niansae
Pallid Swift, Apus pallidus
African Swift, Apus barbatus
Forbes-Watson's Swift, Apus berliozi
Bradfield's Swift, Apus bradfieldi
Madagascar Swift, Apus balstoni
Pacific Swift, Apus pacificus
Dark-rumped Swift, Apus acuticauda
Little Swift, Apus affinis
- House Swift, Apus (affinis) nipalensis
Horus Swift, Apus horus
White-rumped Swift, Apus caffer
Bates' Swift Apus batesi

Known fossil species are:

Apus gaillardi (Middle/Late Miocene of La Grive-St.-Alban, France)

Apus wetmorei (Early - Late Pliocene of SC and SE Europe)

Apus baranensis (Late Pliocene)Further Information

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