Little Swift

Apus affinis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Apus affinis aerobates

southwestern Mauritania to Ethiopia, Somalia, central Angola, and South Africa
Apus affinis affinis

southern Somalia to northern Mozambique, Pemba Island, and Zanzibar, to India
Apus affinis bannermani

Bioko, São Tomé, and Príncipe (Gulf of Guinea)
Apus affinis galilejensis

northern and sub-Saharan Africa and eastward to Pakistan
Apus affinis singalensis

southern India and Sri Lanka
Apus affinis theresae

western and southern Angola to southern Zambia and South Africa

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.