Synonyms: Fork-tailed Swift, Large White-rumped Swift; [Blyth's Swift], Large White-rumped Swift, White-rumped Swift, Pacific Swift, Northern White-rumped Swift, Australian Swift, Migrant Swift, Pacific Swift, White-belted Swift, Siberian White-rumped Swift, Rainbird, Rain-brother, Blyth's Swift (leuconyx), Cook's Swift (cooki), Sálim Ali's Swift (salimali)