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Horus Swift

Apus horus
Family
Swifts
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
horswi1, HOSW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilySwifts (Apodidae)
SpeciesApus horus
Codeshorswi1, HOSW
Identification

The Horus Swift (Apus horus) is a member of the Swifts family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code horswi1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Swifts
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
White-chested Swift
Cypseloides lemosi
Rothschild's Swift
Cypseloides rothschildi
Sooty Swift
Cypseloides fumigatus
White-fronted Swift
Cypseloides storeri
White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides cryptus
Horus Swift photo
(c) Nik Borrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nik Borrow

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Apus horus

Family: Swifts

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: horswi1