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Little Swift / Apus affinis

Little Swift bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsWhite-rumped Swift, Small Swift, Little African Swift, House Swift
Old latin name for birdCypselus affinis
OrderSwifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes
FamilySwifts / Apodidae
GenusApus
Breeding regionAfrica, Oriental Region
Breeding subregionAfrica, sw Asia and India

Little Swift bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Espen Quinto-Ashman
    Spain
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 3.
    Flight call, © HARI MAVELIKARA
    India
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Flight call, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
  • 6.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © Bram Piot
    Somalia
  • 7.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Flight call, © Mandar Bhagat
    India
  • 9.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 10.
    Flight call, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Bates's Swift
Fernando Po Swift
Horus Swift
Salim Ali's Swift
House Swift
Cape Verde Swift
Forbes-Watson's Swift
Pallid Swift
African Black Swift
All related species (19)

Where to see Little Swift

Little Swift subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Apus affinis aerobatesMauritania to Somalia and s to e South Africa-No
Apus affinis affiniss Somalia to Mozambique; also India (except ne, s)-No
Apus affinis bannermaniGulf of Guinea islands-No
Apus affinis galilejensisnw Africa to Pakistan, e Sudan to nw Somalia-No
Apus affinis singalensiss India and Sri Lanka-No
Apus affinis theresaew, s Angola and s Zambia to South Africa-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKleinwindswael
AlbanianDejka e vogël
Arabicسمامة صغيرة, السمامة الصغيرة
AzerbaijaniKiçik uzunqanad, Kiçik uzunqnad
BasqueSorbeltz txiki, Sorbeltz txikia, Falciot culblanc comú
BelarusianМалы свіргуль
Bengaliঘয ফাতাচ঳ , ঘর বাতাসি
BretonGlaouer pastellek
BulgarianМалък бързолет
CatalanFalciot culblanc comú, falciot cuablanc comú
Chinese小白腰雨燕, 小雨燕
Chinese (Traditional)歐洲小雨燕
CroatianMala čiopa, čiopa pokućarka
Czechrorýs domovní
DanishLille Sejler
DutchHuisgierzwaluw
Esperantoblankpuga apuso
Estonianväikepiiritaja, väikepiiritaja e. väike-piirpääsuke, väikepiiritaja (väike-piirpääsuke)
Finnishpikkukiitäjä, Pikkukirskuja
FrenchMartinet à croupion blanc, Martinet à dos blanc, Martinet cul-blanc, Martinet des maisons
FrisianLytse toerswel
GalicianFalciot culblanc comú, Cirrio pequeno
Georgianმცირე ნამგალა
GermanStubbstjärtsegler, Haussegler, Weissbürzelsegler, Malaiensegler
GreekΜικρoσταχτάρα, Νανοπετροχελίδονο, Μικροσταχτάρα
Hebrewסיס הגליל, סיס גליל
HindiBabeela
Hungariankis sarlósfecske
IcelandicSkíðsvölungur
IndonesianKapinis rumah
IrishGabhlán gaoithe beag, Gabhlán Beag
ItalianRondone minore, Rondone indiano
Japaneseニシヒメアマツバメ, ヒメアマツバメ
Korean쇠칼새
Latvianmazā svīre
Lithuanianmažasis čiurlys
MacedonianМала пиштарка
Malayalamഅമ്പലംചുറ്റി, അമ്പലം  ചുറ്റി 
MalteseRundun Żgħir, Rundun Zghir
ManxGollan beg
Marathiघर पाकोळी
Northern SamiUhcaleahttospálfu
Norwegiansmåseiler, Husseiler, Småseiler
Norwegian NynorskSmåseglar
Persianبادخورک کوچک
Polishjerzyk mały, Jerzyk alpejski, jerzyk maly
Portugueseandorinhão-pequeno, Andorinhão pequeno
RomanianDrepnea cu târtiţă albă
RussianМалый стриж, Maly Strizh, Стриж малый
SerbianMala čiopa
Slovakdážďovník bielotrtáčový, dážďovník bielotrtáčov, dážďovník malý
Slovenianmali hudournik
SpanishVencejo Culiblanco, Vencejo moro
SwahiliTeleka Mdogo
Swedishstubbstjärtseglare
Tajikдосаки майда, досаки хурд
Thaiนกแอ่นบ้าน
TsongaNkonjana
TswanaPêolwane
TurkishKüçük Sağan, Küçük Ebabil, Küçük Saşan
Turkmenkiçi atgarlawaç
Ukrainianсерпокрилець малий
Uzbekкичик узунқанот
VietnameseYến cằm trắng
WelshGwennol ddu fach, Coblyn ddu fach