Baoris unicolor Moore, [1884] - Black Paint-brush Swift
No subspecies is listed under this species.
Baoris pagana (de Nicéville, 1887) - Figure-of-8 Swift
No subspecies are listed under this species.
Baoris farri (Moore, 1878) - Complete Paint-brush Swift
No subspecies are listed under this species.
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Baoris chapmani Evans, 1937 - Small Paint-brush Swift
No subspecies are listed under this species.
Baorini spp. - - Baorini Swift spp.
This page includes images of Swifts (Baorini) that cannot be identified with certainty even to a genus level from these images. These may remain unidentified, but at least their occurrence data may be useful to some.
Zographetus satwa (de Nicéville, [1884]) - Purple and Gold Flitter
No subspecies are listed under this species.
Zographetus ogygia (Hewitson, [1866]) - Purple-spotted Flitter
(1) Zographetus ogygia ogygia (Hewitson, [1866]) – Continental Purple-spotted Flitter
(2) Zographetus ogygia andamana Evans, 1926 – Andaman Purple-spotted Flitter
(2) Zographetus ogygia andamana Evans, 1926 – Andaman Purple-spotted Flitter
Unkana ambasa (Moore, [1858]) - Hoary Palmer
Several subspecies have been described under this species but they are suspect. The subspecific name that should apply to Indian populations is also uncertain. So we will not use a subspecies name for this species until this matter is settled.
Udaspes folus (Cramer, [1775]) - Grass Demon
No subspecies are listed under this species.
Thoressa sitala (de Nicéville, 1885) - Nilgiri Plain Ace
No subspecies are listed under this species. It is also known as the Tamil Ace.