Pygmy Swiftlet

Pygmy Swiftlet
Pygmy Swiftlet
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Collocalia
Species: C. troglodytes
Binomial name
Collocalia troglodytes
Gray, 1845

The Pygmy Swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. At under 9 cm (3.5 in), it the world's smallest swift.

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