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Little Swift

Apus affinis
Family
Swifts
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
litswi1, LISW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilySwifts (Apodidae)
SpeciesApus affinis
Codeslitswi1, LISW
Identification

The Little Swift (Apus affinis) 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 litswi1 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
Little Swift photo
(c) Agustín Povedano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Apus affinis

Family: Swifts

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: litswi1