Apodidae

New specimens of Scaniacypselus szarskii, a stem group representative of the Apodidae (true swifts) from the middle Eocene Messel… (More)

Brazil harbors five species of Cypseloidinae swifts. Those from Streptoprocne and Cypseloides genera have a very distinct ecology… (More)

Free-living birds are often presented to veterinarians at rehabilitation centers as well as in private practice. Information… (More)

We provide a molecular phylogeny for Old World swifts of genera Apus and Tachymarptis (tribe Apodini) based on a taxon-complete… (More)

An essential pre-requisite to understanding the nature of a host-parasite relationship is a good knowledge of the parasite's… (More)

Leucocytozoon coracinae sp. nov. is described from the avian family Campephagidae and Hepatozoon apodis sp. nov. from the… (More)

Many Apodidae, including Streptoprocne biscutata (Sclater, 1866), drop eggs from their nests during incubation. This is… (More)

During an ecological study, carried out between 1994 and 1996 with Streptoprocne biscutata (Sclater) (Apodiformes: Apodidae… (More)

Due to a lack of distinctive morphological characters, swift taxonomy and phylogeny has always been an area of disagreement. To… (More)

Swiftlets are small insectivorous birds, many of which nest in caves and are known to echolocate. Due to a lack of distinguishing… (More)