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House swift

Apus affinis (J. E. Gray, 1830)

Status not recordedbirds

The house swift (Apus affinis) is a species in the family Apodidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 22.6 g to 26.1 g.

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Quick facts about the house swift

Weight
22.6 g – 26.1 g
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
human_modified
Egg incubation
22.1 days
Young per litter or clutch
2.4
Litters or clutches a year
2
Lifestyle
Aerial
Migration
Migratory
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the house swift live?

Not recorded

Is the house swift endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the house swift classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyApodidae
  6. genusApus
  7. SpeciesApus affinis (J. E. Gray, 1830)

Synonyms Colletoptera affinis, Cypselus affinis

Other names and names in other languages (54)
  • LISWEnglish
  • Little swiftEnglish
  • KleinwindswaelAfrikaans
  • سمام صغيرArabic
  • andarón nanuAsturian
  • Малък бързолетBulgarian
  • Glaouer pastellekBreton
  • falciot cuablanc comúCatalan
  • rorýs domovníCzech
  • Gwennol Ddu FachWelsh
  • Lille SejlerDanish
  • HausseglerGerman
  • ΜικροσταχτάραGreek
  • eta apodoEsperanto
  • Vencejo moroSpanish
  • väikepiiritajaEstonian
  • بادخورک کوچکPersian
  • pikkukiitäjäFinnish
  • Martinet des maisonsFrench
  • Gabhlán beagIrish
  • Gollan begManx
  • סיס גלילHebrew
  • čiopa pokućarkaCroatian
  • kis sarlósfecskeHungarian
  • Kepinis RumahIndonesian
  • SkíðsvölungurIcelandic
  • Rondone minoreItalian
  • ニシヒメアマツバメJapanese
  • mažasis čiurlysLithuanian
  • mazā svīreLatvian
  • SidintsidindranoMalagasy
  • അമ്പലംചുറ്റിMalayalam
  • HuisgierzwaluwDutch
  • småseilerNorwegian
  • jerzyk małyPolish
  • andorinhão-pequenoPortuguese
  • Малый стрижRussian
  • UhcaleahttospálfuNorthern Sami
  • dážďovník malýSlovak
  • mali hudournikSlovenian
  • Mala čiopaSerbian
  • stubbstjärtseglareSwedish
  • Küçük EbabilTurkish
  • серпокрилець малийUkrainian
  • 小雨燕Chinese
  • سمامة صغيرةArabic
  • Gwenoliaid Du BachWelsh
  • Malgranda apusoEsperanto
  • väikepiiritaja e. väike-piirpääsukeEstonian
  • Pikkukiitäjä PikkutervapääskyFinnish
  • Gabhlán gaoithe beagIrish
  • סיס הגלילHebrew
  • Rondone indianoItalian
  • 歐洲小雨燕Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the house swift

Other species in the same genus Apus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the house swift?

An adult house swift weighs 22.6 g – 26.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the house swift?

The house swift (Apus affinis) belongs to the family Apodidae in the order Apodiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). House swift (Apus affinis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/apus-affinis

MLA

“House swift (Apus affinis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/apus-affinis.

BibTeX
@misc{apus_affinis_2026,
  title = {House swift (Apus affinis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/apus-affinis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}