Hirundapus

Hirundapus is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae. The name Hirundapus is constructed from the names of the swallow genus Hirundo and the swift genus Apus.

Hirundapus
White-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Tribe: Chaeturini
Genus: Hirundapus
Hodgson, 1837
Type species
Cypselus nudipes
Hodgson, 1837

It contains the following species:

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