| English | German |
| alpine swift | Alpensegler (Apus melba) |
| little swift | Haussegler (apus affinis) |
| little swift | Weißbürzelsegler (Apus affinis) |
| little swift | apus affinis |
| needle-tailed swift | Stachelschwanzsegler (Chaetura caudacuta, Hirundapus caudacutus) |
| nyanza swift | Braunsegler (Apus niansae, apus niansae) |
| nyanza swift | apus niansae (Apus niansae, apus niansae) |
| pallid swift | Fahlsegler (Apus pallidus) |
| white-rumped swift | Kaffernsegler (Apus cafer) |