Little Swift / Apus affinis LC
- Synonyms White-rumped Swift, Small Swift, Little African Swift, House Swift
- Old latin name for bird Cypselus affinis
Little Swiftbird sounds *
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Where to see Little Swift
- Breeding region Africa, Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion Africa, sw Asia and India
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Cyprus
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Little Swift subspecies (6)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apus affinis aerobates | Mauritania to Somalia and s to e South Africa | - | No |
| Apus affinis affinis | s Somalia to Mozambique; also India (except ne, s) | - | No |
| Apus affinis bannermani | Gulf of Guinea islands | - | No |
| Apus affinis galilejensis | nw Africa to Pakistan, e Sudan to nw Somalia | - | No |
| Apus affinis singalensis | s India and Sri Lanka | - | No |
| Apus affinis theresae | w, s Angola and s Zambia to South Africa | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kleinwindswael |
| Albanian | Dejka e vogël |
| Arabic | سمامة صغيرة, السمامة الصغيرة |
| Azerbaijani | Kiçik uzunqanad, Kiçik uzunqnad |
| Basque | Sorbeltz txiki, Sorbeltz txikia, Falciot culblanc comú |
| Belarusian | Малы свіргуль |
| Bengali | ঘয ফাতাচ , ঘর বাতাসি |
| Breton | Glaouer pastellek |
| Bulgarian | Малък бързолет |
| Catalan | Falciot culblanc comú, falciot cuablanc comú |
| Chinese | 小白腰雨燕, 小雨燕 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 歐洲小雨燕 |
| Croatian | Mala čiopa, čiopa pokućarka |
| Czech | rorýs domovní |
| Danish | Lille Sejler |
| Dutch | Huisgierzwaluw |
| Esperanto | blankpuga apuso |
| Estonian | väikepiiritaja, väikepiiritaja e. väike-piirpääsuke, väikepiiritaja (väike-piirpääsuke) |
| Finnish | Pikkukirskuja, pikkukiitäjä |
| French | Martinet à croupion blanc, Martinet à dos blanc, Martinet des maisons, Martinet cul-blanc |
| Frisian | Lytse toerswel |
| Galician | Cirrio pequeno, Falciot culblanc comú |
| Georgian | მცირე ნამგალა |
| German | Haussegler, Weissbürzelsegler, Stubbstjärtsegler, Malaiensegler |
| Greek | Μικρoσταχτάρα, Μικροσταχτάρα, Νανοπετροχελίδονο |
| Hebrew | סיס הגליל, סיס גליל |
| Hindi | Babeela |
| Hungarian | kis sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic | Skíðsvölungur |
| Indonesian | Kapinis rumah |
| Irish | Gabhlán gaoithe beag, Gabhlán Beag |
| Italian | Rondone indiano, Rondone minore |
| Japanese | ニシヒメアマツバメ, ヒメアマツバメ |
| Korean | 쇠칼새 |
| Latvian | mazā svīre |
| Lithuanian | mažasis čiurlys |
| Macedonian | Мала пиштарка |
| Malayalam | അമ്പലം ചുറ്റി , അമ്പലംചുറ്റി |
| Maltese | Rundun Zghir, Rundun Żgħir |
| Manx | Gollan beg |
| Marathi | घर पाकोळी |
| Northern Sami | Uhcaleahttospálfu |
| Norwegian | Husseiler, småseiler |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Småseglar |
| Persian | بادخورک کوچک |
| Polish | jerzyk maly, Jerzyk alpejski, jerzyk mały |
| Portuguese | andorinhão-pequeno, Andorinhão pequeno |
| Romanian | Drepnea cu târtiţă albă |
| Russian | Малый стриж, Maly Strizh, Стриж малый |
| Serbian | Mala čiopa |
| Slovak | dážďovník malý, dážďovník bielotrtáčový, dážďovník bielotrtáčov |
| Slovenian | mali hudournik |
| Spanish | Vencejo moro, Vencejo Culiblanco |
| Swahili | Teleka Mdogo |
| Swedish | stubbstjärtseglare |
| Tajik | досаки майда, досаки хурд |
| Thai | นกแอ่นบ้าน |
| Tsonga | Nkonjana |
| Tswana | Pêolwane |
| Turkish | Küçük Ebabil, Küçük Saşan, Küçük Sağan |
| Turkmen | kiçi atgarlawaç |
| Ukrainian | серпокрилець малий |
| Uzbek | кичик узунқанот |
| Vietnamese | Yến cằm trắng |
| Welsh | Gwennol ddu fach, Coblyn ddu fach |