Common swift Apus apus

Photo: Steve Schnoll

Classification

Apodidae [family]

Apus [genus] (1)

Classification

Apodidae [family]

Apus [genus] (1)

Names

Dutch name	Gierzwaluw
English name	Common swift
Valid name	Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Aves [class] Birds
    - Apodiformes [order]
      - Apodidae [family] Swifts
        
        Apus Scopoli, 1777 [genus]
        
        Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758) [species] Common swift