---
title: "House Swift"
description: "Apus nipalensis — Aves. The house swift (Apus nipalensis) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/house-swift
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# House Swift

> Apus nipalensis — Aves. The house swift (Apus nipalensis) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.

- Scientific name: *Apus nipalensis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 3098
- Wikidata: [Q31713](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31713)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6633](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6633)

## Names

- en: House Swift
- de: Malaiensegler
- es: Vencejo oriental
- fr: Martinet malais
- nl: Grote huisgierzwaluw
- pl: Jerzyk nepalski

## Countries with the most observations

TW (484), TH (308), HK (274), CN (273), MY (151), JP (148), ID (94), SG (82), VN (50), MO (35), IN (30), BD (24)

## Summary

The house swift (Apus nipalensis) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Japan, Nepal, and Southeast Asia. It is capable of flying long distances by alternately shutting off hemispheres of its brain in-flight.
It was formerly considered a subspecies of the little swift, under the name Apus affinis subfurcatus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_swift

## Photo

![House Swift](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/house-swift/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266180711

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/house-swift?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).