genus
Apus
Apus is a genus in the family Apodidae. This database currently files 21 species under it.
- Species filed
- 21
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 67%
- Weight range
- 22.1 g – 44.4 g
Best-known members of Apus
Ranked by popularity score.
Common swift
Apus apus
Pallid swift
Apus pallidus
Little swift
Apus affinis
Pacific swift
Apus pacificus
White-rumped swift
Apus caffer
Plain swift
Apus unicolor
House swift
Apus nipalensis
African black swift
Apus barbatus
How threatened is Apus?
17 of 21 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 6% |
| LCLeast Concern | 15 | 88% |
| DDData Deficient | 1 | 6% |
All species in Apus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common swift | Apus apus | Apodidae | Least Concern | 37.6 g | Not recorded |
| Pallid swift | Apus pallidus | Apodidae | Least Concern | 41.9 g | Not recorded |
| Little swift | Apus affinis | Apodidae | Least Concern | 22.6 g | Not recorded |
| Pacific swift | Apus pacificus | Apodidae | Least Concern | 39.4 g | Not recorded |
| White-rumped swift | Apus caffer | Apodidae | Least Concern | 22.1 g | Not recorded |
| Plain swift | Apus unicolor | Apodidae | Least Concern | 22.5 g | Not recorded |
| House swift | Apus nipalensis | Apodidae | Least Concern | 29.8 g | Not recorded |
| African black swift | Apus barbatus | Apodidae | Least Concern | 42.8 g | Not recorded |
| Bradfield's swift | Apus bradfieldi | Apodidae | Least Concern | 42.4 g | Not recorded |
| Dark-rumped swift | Apus acuticauda | Apodidae | Near Threatened | 39.4 g | Not recorded |
| Cape Verde swift | Apus alexandri | Apodidae | Least Concern | 23.4 g | Not recorded |
| Horus swift | Apus horus | Apodidae | Least Concern | 27.5 g | Not recorded |
| Forbes-Watson's swift | Apus berliozi | Apodidae | Least Concern | 38.2 g | Not recorded |
| Nyanza swift | Apus niansae | Apodidae | Least Concern | 32.5 g | Not recorded |
| Bates's swift | Apus batesi | Apodidae | Least Concern | 22.1 g | Not recorded |
| Malagasy black swift | Apus balstoni | Apodidae | Least Concern | 42.8 g | Not recorded |
| Blyth's swift | Apus leuconyx | Apodidae | Not recorded | 44.4 g | Not recorded |
| Fernando Po swift | Apus sladeniae | Apodidae | Data Deficient | 42.8 g | Not recorded |
| Salim Ali's swift | Apus salimalii | Apodidae | Not recorded | 44.4 g | Not recorded |
| Cook's swift | Apus cooki | Apodidae | Not recorded | 44.4 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cypselus palmarum | Apodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |