order

Apodiformes

Apodiformes is an order in the class Aves. This database currently files 503 species under it, 35 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed: 503
Threatened: 35
Countries recorded: 1
With a free photo: 56%
Weight range: 1.9 g – 180 g

What is in Apodiformes?

7 families filed directly under this order.

Trochilidae
bee hummingbird, anna's hummingbird, southern giant hummingbird, ruby-throated hummingbird …
374 species
Apodidae
common swift, alpine swift, pallid swift, white-throated needletail …
115 species
Aegothelidae
australian owlet-nightjar, new caledonian owlet-nightjar, moluccan owlet-nightjar, feline owlet-nightjar …
10 species
Hemiprocnidae
whiskered treeswift, crested treeswift, grey-rumped treeswift, moustached treeswift
4 species
Aegialornithidae
0 species
Eocypselidae
0 species
Jungornithidae
0 species

Best-known members of Apodiformes

Ranked by popularity score.

Common swift

Apus apus

Apodidae

Alpine swift

Tachymarptis melba

Apodidae

Bee hummingbird

Mellisuga helenae

Trochilidae

Pallid swift

Apus pallidus

Apodidae

White-throated needletail

Hirundapus caudacutus

Apodidae

Little swift

Apus affinis

Apodidae

Pacific swift

Apus pacificus

Apodidae

Anna's hummingbird

Calypte anna

Trochilidae

How threatened is Apodiformes?

410 of 503 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN category	Species	Share of assessed
CRCritically Endangered	7	2%
ENEndangered	10	2%
VUVulnerable	18	4%
NTNear Threatened	21	5%
LCLeast Concern	347	85%
DDData Deficient	7	2%

Where is Apodiformes found?

Species on file in this order listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

None on record
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23+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Australia20

The 200 best-known species in Apodiformes

Of 503 on file. Open this list in the browser to filter and sort it

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Weight	Countries
Common swift	Apus apus	Apodidae	Least Concern	37.6 g	Not recorded
Alpine swift	Tachymarptis melba	Apodidae	Least Concern	100.4 g	Not recorded
Bee hummingbird	Mellisuga helenae	Trochilidae	Near Threatened	2.2 g	Not recorded
Pallid swift	Apus pallidus	Apodidae	Least Concern	41.9 g	Not recorded
White-throated needletail	Hirundapus caudacutus	Apodidae	Least Concern	95.5 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
Anna's hummingbird	Calypte anna	Trochilidae	Least Concern	4.24 g	Not recorded
Southern giant hummingbird	Patagona gigas	Trochilidae	Least Concern	20.2 g	Not recorded
Edible-nest swiftlet	Aerodramus fuciphagus	Apodidae	Least Concern	10.7 g	Not recorded
Ruby-throated hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.09 g	Not recorded
Sword-billed hummingbird	Ensifera ensifera	Trochilidae	Least Concern	11.2 g	Not recorded
White-rumped swift	Apus caffer	Apodidae	Least Concern	22.1 g	Not recorded
Chimney swift	Chaetura pelagica	Apodidae	Vulnerable	23.6 g	Not recorded
Glossy swiftlet	Collocalia esculenta	Apodidae	Least Concern	6.29 g	1
Rufous hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus	Trochilidae	Near Threatened	3.5 g	Not recorded
Ruby-topaz hummingbird	Chrysolampis mosquitus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.9 g	Not recorded
Asian palm swift	Cypsiurus balasiensis	Apodidae	Least Concern	9.11 g	Not recorded
Red-billed streamertail	Trochilus polytmus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	4.84 g	Not recorded
Black-nest swiftlet	Aerodramus maximus	Apodidae	Least Concern	17 g	Not recorded
Black-chinned hummingbird	Archilochus alexandri	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.39 g	Not recorded
Sparkling violetear	Colibri coruscans	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6.7 g	Not recorded
Calliope hummingbird	Selasphorus calliope	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.64 g	Not recorded
Costa's hummingbird	Calypte costae	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.09 g	Not recorded
Mexican violetear	Colibri thalassinus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.9 g	Not recorded
White-tipped sicklebill	Eutoxeres aquila	Trochilidae	Least Concern	10.6 g	Not recorded
Black jacobin	Florisuga fusca	Trochilidae	Least Concern	8 g	Not recorded
Horned sungem	Heliactin bilophus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	4.4 g	Not recorded
Saw-billed hermit	Ramphodon naevius	Trochilidae	Least Concern	7.9 g	Not recorded
Crimson topaz	Topaza pella	Trochilidae	Least Concern	12.1 g	Not recorded
Emerald-chinned hummingbird	Abeillia abeillei	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.7 g	Not recorded
Plain swift	Apus unicolor	Apodidae	Least Concern	22.5 g	Not recorded
Swallow-tailed hummingbird	Eupetomena macroura	Trochilidae	Least Concern	9 g	Not recorded
Bronzy hermit	Glaucis aeneus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	4.8 g	Not recorded
Marvelous spatuletail	Loddigesia mirabilis	Trochilidae	Near Threatened	3 g	Not recorded
Reddish hermit	Phaethornis ruber	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.4 g	Not recorded
Allen's hummingbird	Selasphorus sasin	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.36 g	Not recorded
African palm swift	Cypsiurus parvus	Apodidae	Least Concern	13.6 g	Not recorded
Purple-throated carib	Eulampis jugularis	Trochilidae	Least Concern	8.85 g	Not recorded
White-necked jacobin	Florisuga mellivora	Trochilidae	Least Concern	7.4 g	Not recorded
Whiskered treeswift	Hemiprocne comata	Hemiprocnidae	Least Concern	20.6 g	Not recorded
Brown-backed needletail	Hirundapus giganteus	Apodidae	Least Concern	127 g	Not recorded
Violet-headed hummingbird	Klais guimeti	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.6 g	Not recorded
Antillean crested hummingbird	Orthorhyncus cristatus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.02 g	Not recorded
Fiery-throated hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.7 g	Not recorded
Green hermit	Phaethornis guy	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6.3 g	Not recorded
Fiery topaz	Topaza pyra	Trochilidae	Least Concern	12.1 g	Not recorded
Himalayan swiftlet	Aerodramus brevirostris	Apodidae	Least Concern	13.4 g	Not recorded
Tooth-billed hummingbird	Androdon aequatorialis	Trochilidae	Least Concern	7.3 g	Not recorded
Broad-tipped hermit	Anopetia gounellei	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.2 g	Not recorded
Black-throated mango	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Trochilidae	Least Concern	7 g	Not recorded
House swift	Apus nipalensis	Apodidae	Least Concern	29.8 g	Not recorded
Violet sabrewing	Campylopterus hemileucurus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	9.72 g	Not recorded
Brazilian ruby	Clytolaema rubricauda	Trochilidae	Least Concern	7.9 g	Not recorded
Brown violetear	Colibri delphinae	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6.4 g	Not recorded
Broad-billed hummingbird	Cynanthus latirostris	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.1 g	Not recorded
American black swift	Cypseloides niger	Apodidae	Vulnerable	39.7 g	Not recorded
Green-throated carib	Eulampis holosericeus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.7 g	Not recorded
Rufous-breasted hermit	Glaucis hirsutus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6.76 g	Not recorded
Crested treeswift	Hemiprocne coronata	Hemiprocnidae	Least Concern	29 g	Not recorded
Grey-rumped treeswift	Hemiprocne longipennis	Hemiprocnidae	Least Concern	42.8 g	Not recorded
Mountain velvetbreast	Lafresnaya lafresnayi	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.3 g	Not recorded
White-throated hummingbird	Leucochloris albicollis	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6.3 g	Not recorded
White-booted racket-tail	Ocreatus underwoodii	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3 g	Not recorded
Scaly-breasted hummingbird	Phaeochroa cuvierii	Trochilidae	Not recorded	8.9 g	Not recorded
Planalto hermit	Phaethornis pretrei	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.6 g	Not recorded
Oasis hummingbird	Rhodopis vesper	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.8 g	Not recorded
Red-tailed comet	Sappho sparganurus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.3 g	Not recorded
Green-crowned plovercrest	Stephanoxis lalandi	Trochilidae	Least Concern	4 g	Not recorded
Peruvian sheartail	Thaumastura cora	Trochilidae	Least Concern	1.9 g	Not recorded
Speckled hummingbird	Adelomyia melanogenys	Trochilidae	Least Concern	4.93 g	Not recorded
Australian owlet-nightjar	Aegotheles cristatus	Aegothelidae	Least Concern	42.8 g	1
New Caledonian owlet-nightjar	Aegotheles savesi	Aegothelidae	Critically Endangered	52 g	1
White-throated swift	Aeronautes saxatalis	Apodidae	Least Concern	32.1 g	Not recorded
Shining sunbeam	Aglaeactis cupripennis	Trochilidae	Least Concern	7.6 g	Not recorded
Fiery-tailed awlbill	Avocettula recurvirostris	Trochilidae	Least Concern	4.2 g	Not recorded
Chestnut-breasted coronet	Boissonneaua matthewsii	Trochilidae	Least Concern	7.7 g	Not recorded
Amethyst woodstar	Calliphlox amethystina	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.8 g	Not recorded
Esmeraldas woodstar	Chaetocercus berlepschi	Trochilidae	Vulnerable	2 g	Not recorded
Blue-mantled thornbill	Chalcostigma stanleyi	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.8 g	Not recorded
Golden-tailed sapphire	Chrysuronia oenone	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.15 g	Not recorded
Wire-crested thorntail	Discosura popelairii	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.5 g	Not recorded
Blue-fronted lancebill	Doryfera johannae	Trochilidae	Least Concern	4.81 g	Not recorded
Slender-tailed woodstar	Microstilbon burmeisteri	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.5 g	Not recorded
Short-tailed woodstar	Myrmia micrura	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.3 g	Not recorded
Dusky-throated hermit	Phaethornis squalidus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.4 g	Not recorded
Tawny-bellied hermit	Phaethornis syrmatophorus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.8 g	Not recorded
Band-tailed barbthroat	Threnetes ruckeri	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.2 g	Not recorded
Violet-tailed sylph	Aglaiocercus coelestis	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.61 g	Not recorded
Long-tailed sylph	Aglaiocercus kingii	Trochilidae	Least Concern	4.84 g	Not recorded
Hispaniolan mango	Anthracothorax dominicus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.77 g	Not recorded
Green-throated mango	Anthracothorax viridigula	Trochilidae	Least Concern	7.5 g	Not recorded
Green mango	Anthracothorax viridis	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6.6 g	Not recorded
African black swift	Apus barbatus	Apodidae	Least Concern	42.8 g	Not recorded
Lucifer sheartail	Calothorax lucifer	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.3 g	Not recorded
White-bellied woodstar	Chaetocercus mulsant	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.9 g	Not recorded
Olivaceous thornbill	Chalcostigma olivaceum	Trochilidae	Least Concern	8.2 g	Not recorded
Brown inca	Coeligena wilsoni	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6.7 g	Not recorded
White-vented violetear	Colibri serrirostris	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6.7 g	Not recorded
Great dusky swift	Cypseloides senex	Apodidae	Least Concern	82.3 g	Not recorded
Black-bellied thorntail	Discosura langsdorffi	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.8 g	Not recorded
Buff-tailed sicklebill	Eutoxeres condamini	Trochilidae	Least Concern	10.8 g	Not recorded
Hook-billed hermit	Glaucis dohrnii	Trochilidae	Vulnerable	5.8 g	Not recorded
Giant swiftlet	Hydrochous gigas	Apodidae	Least Concern	35.8 g	Not recorded
Rufous-crested coquette	Lophornis delattrei	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.8 g	Not recorded
Frilled coquette	Lophornis magnificus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.7 g	Not recorded
Purple-collared woodstar	Myrtis fanny	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.3 g	Not recorded
Green-bearded helmetcrest	Oxypogon guerinii	Trochilidae	Least Concern	4.8 g	Not recorded
Straight-billed hermit	Phaethornis bourcieri	Trochilidae	Least Concern	4.3 g	Not recorded
Scale-throated hermit	Phaethornis eurynome	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.3 g	Not recorded
Little hermit	Phaethornis longuemareus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3 g	Not recorded
Long-tailed hermit	Phaethornis superciliosus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6.3 g	Not recorded
White-whiskered hermit	Phaethornis yaruqui	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.4 g	Not recorded
Bronze-tailed comet	Polyonymus caroli	Trochilidae	Least Concern	4.8 g	Not recorded
Great sapphirewing	Pterophanes cyanopterus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	9.25 g	Not recorded
Broad-tailed hummingbird	Selasphorus platycercus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.54 g	Not recorded
Scintillant hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.2 g	Not recorded
Green-backed firecrown	Sephanoides sephaniodes	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.17 g	Not recorded
Chestnut-collared swift	Streptoprocne rutila	Apodidae	Least Concern	20.2 g	Not recorded
Sooty barbthroat	Threnetes niger	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.6 g	Not recorded
Honduran emerald	Amazilia luciae	Trochilidae	Vulnerable	4.5 g	Not recorded
Jamaican mango	Anthracothorax mango	Trochilidae	Least Concern	8.3 g	Not recorded
Green-breasted mango	Anthracothorax prevostii	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6.4 g	Not recorded
Bradfield's swift	Apus bradfieldi	Apodidae	Least Concern	42.4 g	Not recorded
Buff-tailed coronet	Boissonneaua flavescens	Trochilidae	Least Concern	8.2 g	Not recorded
Velvet-purple coronet	Boissonneaua jardini	Trochilidae	Least Concern	9.1 g	Not recorded
Vaux's swift	Chaetura vauxi	Apodidae	Least Concern	17.1 g	Not recorded
Glittering-bellied emerald	Chlorostilbon lucidus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.5 g	Not recorded
Golden-bellied starfrontlet	Coeligena bonapartei	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6.49 g	Not recorded
Black inca	Coeligena prunellei	Trochilidae	Vulnerable	6.98 g	Not recorded
Linchi swiftlet	Collocalia linchi	Apodidae	Least Concern	5.9 g	Not recorded
Green thorntail	Discosura conversii	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3 g	Not recorded
Racket-tipped thorntail	Discosura longicaudus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.4 g	Not recorded
Green-fronted lancebill	Doryfera ludovicae	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6 g	Not recorded
Black-breasted puffleg	Eriocnemis nigrivestis	Trochilidae	Endangered	8.5 g	Not recorded
Chilean woodstar	Eulidia yarrellii	Trochilidae	Critically Endangered	2.5 g	Not recorded
Black-bellied hummingbird	Eupherusa nigriventris	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.5 g	Not recorded
Greenish puffleg	Haplophaedia aureliae	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.2 g	Not recorded
Gould's jewelfront	Heliodoxa aurescens	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6.4 g	Not recorded
Empress brilliant	Heliodoxa imperatrix	Trochilidae	Least Concern	8.8 g	Not recorded
Green-crowned brilliant	Heliodoxa jacula	Trochilidae	Least Concern	8.09 g	Not recorded
Blue-tufted starthroat	Heliomaster furcifer	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.4 g	Not recorded
Black-eared fairy	Heliothryx auritus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.4 g	Not recorded
Moustached treeswift	Hemiprocne mystacea	Hemiprocnidae	Least Concern	70.1 g	1
Silver-backed needletail	Hirundapus cochinchinensis	Apodidae	Least Concern	83.8 g	Not recorded
Scissor-tailed hummingbird	Hylonympha macrocerca	Trochilidae	Endangered	7.3 g	Not recorded
Black-tailed trainbearer	Lesbia victoriae	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5 g	Not recorded
Buffy hummingbird	Leucippus fallax	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6 g	Not recorded
Black-crested coquette	Lophornis helenae	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.6 g	Not recorded
Peacock coquette	Lophornis pavoninus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3 g	Not recorded
Vervain hummingbird	Mellisuga minima	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.4 g	Not recorded
Mountain avocetbill	Opisthoprora euryptera	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6.2 g	Not recorded
Bearded mountaineer	Oreonympha nobilis	Trochilidae	Least Concern	7.7 g	Not recorded
Andean hillstar	Oreotrochilus estella	Trochilidae	Least Concern	8.1 g	Not recorded
Grey-chinned hermit	Phaethornis griseogularis	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.3 g	Not recorded
White-bearded hermit	Phaethornis hispidus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5 g	Not recorded
Minute hermit	Phaethornis idaliae	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.6 g	Not recorded
Long-billed hermit	Phaethornis longirostris	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6 g	Not recorded
Great-billed hermit	Phaethornis malaris	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.9 g	Not recorded
Black-backed thornbill	Ramphomicron dorsale	Trochilidae	Near Threatened	3.5 g	Not recorded
Juan Fernández firecrown	Sephanoides fernandensis	Trochilidae	Critically Endangered	8.73 g	Not recorded
Violet-chested hummingbird	Sternoclyta cyanopectus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	8 g	Not recorded
Many-spotted hummingbird	Taphrospilus hypostictus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	7 g	Not recorded
Rufous-gaped hillstar	Urochroa bougueri	Trochilidae	Least Concern	11.4 g	Not recorded
Purple-bibbed whitetip	Urosticte benjamini	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.9 g	Not recorded
Indian swiftlet	Aerodramus unicolor	Apodidae	Least Concern	11 g	Not recorded
Uniform swiftlet	Aerodramus vanikorensis	Apodidae	Least Concern	10.7 g	1
Black-hooded sunbeam	Aglaeactis pamela	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.5 g	Not recorded
Rufous-tailed hummingbird	Amazilia tzacatl	Trochilidae	Least Concern	4.79 g	Not recorded
Veraguan mango	Anthracothorax veraguensis	Trochilidae	Least Concern	7 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
Purple-throated woodstar	Calliphlox mitchellii	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.1 g	Not recorded
Grey-breasted sabrewing	Campylopterus largipennis	Trochilidae	Least Concern	8.3 g	Not recorded
Santa Marta sabrewing	Campylopterus phainopeplus	Trochilidae	Critically Endangered	7.65 g	Not recorded
Santa Marta woodstar	Chaetocercus astreans	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2 g	Not recorded
Rainbow-bearded thornbill	Chalcostigma herrani	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.8 g	Not recorded
Bronze-tailed thornbill	Chalcostigma heteropogon	Trochilidae	Least Concern	6.1 g	Not recorded
Blue-chinned sapphire	Chlorestes notata	Trochilidae	Not recorded	4.2 g	Not recorded
Green-tailed emerald	Chlorostilbon alice	Trochilidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Blue-tailed emerald	Chlorostilbon mellisugus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.61 g	Not recorded
Chiribiquete emerald	Chlorostilbon olivaresi	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.69 g	Not recorded
Coppery emerald	Chlorostilbon russatus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.4 g	Not recorded
White-tailed starfrontlet	Coeligena phalerata	Trochilidae	Near Threatened	6.1 g	Not recorded
Letitia's thorntail	Discosura letitiae	Trochilidae	Data Deficient	2.83 g	Not recorded
Colorful puffleg	Eriocnemis mirabilis	Trochilidae	Endangered	5.06 g	Not recorded
Rivoli's hummingbird	Eugenes fulgens	Trochilidae	Least Concern	8 g	Not recorded
Violet-capped hummingbird	Goldmania violiceps	Trochilidae	Near Threatened	4.1 g	Not recorded
Orange-throated sunangel	Heliangelus mavors	Trochilidae	Least Concern	4.2 g	Not recorded
Flame-throated sunangel	Heliangelus micraster	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.9 g	Not recorded
Fawn-breasted brilliant	Heliodoxa rubinoides	Trochilidae	Least Concern	7.79 g	Not recorded
Blue-throated mountaingem	Lampornis clemenciae	Trochilidae	Least Concern	7.55 g	Not recorded
Garnet-throated hummingbird	Lamprolaima rhami	Trochilidae	Least Concern	7.8 g	Not recorded
Green-tailed trainbearer	Lesbia nuna	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3.7 g	Not recorded
Festive coquette	Lophornis chalybeus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	3 g	Not recorded
Tufted coquette	Lophornis ornatus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.3 g	Not recorded
Spangled coquette	Lophornis stictolophus	Trochilidae	Least Concern	2.7 g	Not recorded
Scaled metaltail	Metallura aeneocauda	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.2 g	Not recorded
Violet-throated metaltail	Metallura baroni	Trochilidae	Vulnerable	4.3 g	Not recorded
Black metaltail	Metallura phoebe	Trochilidae	Least Concern	5.4 g	Not recorded