General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The swifts are known in Chinese as 雨燕 or 'rain swallows'.
The swiftlets (or salanganes), many of which are valued for their edible nests, are known as 金絲燕 or 'gold-silk swallows'. As a delicacy, the nests are known as 燕窩 'swallow's nests'.
Species names
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| Hirundapus | ||||||||
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Hirundapus caudacutus Hirundapus caudacuta Chaetura caudacuta  |
White-throated needletail White-throated spine-tailed swift Spinetail swift |
白喉針尾雨燕 (白喉针尾雨燕) 'white-throated needle-tailed rain-swallow' Taiwan former official: 針尾雨燕 (针尾雨燕) 'needle-tailed rain-swallow' |
(白喉針尾雨燕) 白喉针尾雨燕 'white-throated needle-tailed rain-swallow' |
山燕子 (山燕子) 'mountain swallow' |
ハリオアマツバメ (針尾雨燕) hari-o ama-tsubame 'needle-tailed rain-swallow' |
바늘꼬리칼새 baneul-kkori-kal-sae 'needle-tailed swift bird' |
Chim Yến đuôi cứng hông trắng 'stiff-tailed white-rumped swift (bird)' Chim Yến đuôi nhọn họng trắng 'sharp-tailed white-throated swift (bird)' (13) |
| Hirundapus cochinchinensis |
Silver-backed needletail Grey-throated spinetail swift White-vented spine-tailed swift Needletailed swift White-vented needletail |
灰喉針尾雨燕 (灰喉针尾雨燕) 'grey-throated needle-tailed rain-swallow' |
(白背針尾雨燕) 白背针尾雨燕 'white-backed needle-tailed rain-swallow' (2, 4) (灰喉針尾雨燕) 灰喉针尾雨燕 'grey-throated needle-tailed rain-swallow' (1, 3, 5) |
コシジロハリオアマツバメ (腰白針尾雨燕) koshi-jiro hari-o ama-tsubame 'white-rumped needle-tailed rain-swallow' |
Chim Yến đuôi cứng bụng trắng 'stiff-tailed white-bellied swift (bird)' Chim Yến đuôi nhọn lưng bạc 'sharp-tailed silvery-backed swift (bird)' (13) |
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| Cypsiurus | ||||||||
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Cypsiurus batasiensis |
Asian palm swift Palm swift |
棕雨燕 (棕雨燕) 'palm rain-swallow' |
(棕雨燕) 棕雨燕 'palm rain-swallow'  Taxonomy |
アジアヤシハリオアマツバメ (アジア椰子針尾雨燕) ajia yashi hari-o ama-tsubame 'Asian palm needle-tailed rain-swallow' |
ヤシアマツバメ (椰子雨燕) yashi ama-tsubame 'palm rain-swallow' |
Chim Yến cọ 'palm swift (bird)' |
| Apus | ||||||||
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Apus pacificus |
Fork-tailed swift or Pacific swift Large white-rumped swift Larger white-rumped swift Northern white-rumped swift |
叉尾雨燕 (叉尾雨燕) 'fork-tailed rain-swallow' Taiwan former official: 白腰雨燕 (白腰雨燕) 'white-rumped rain-swallow' |
(白腰雨燕) 白腰雨燕 'white-rumped rain-swallow' |
アマツバメ (雨燕) ama-tsubame 'rain-swallow' |
칼새 kal-sae 'swift bird' |
Chim Yến hông trắng 'white-rumped swift (bird)' |
| Apus nipalensis | House swift | 小雨燕 (小雨燕) 'small rain-swallow' Taxonomy |
(小白腰雨燕) 小白腰雨燕 'small white-rumped rain-swallow' Taxonomy |
ヒメアマツバメ (姫雨燕) hime ama-tsubame 'princess rain-swallow' |
쇠칼새 soe-kal-sae 'small swift bird' |
Chim Yến cằm trắng 'white-chinned swift (bird)' Taxonomy |
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