Pygmy Swiftlet

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

The Pygmy Swiftlet is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

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. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Collocalia troglodytes. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. More

But recently, the Pygmy Swiftlet Collocalia troglodytes was discovered making similar clicking noises in and outside their cave (Price et al., 2004). Characteristics of behavior, such as what materials apart from saliva the nests contain, can be used to differentiate between certain species of Aerodramus (Lee et al., 1996). University of Phoenix Echolocation - The genus, Aerodramus was thought to be the only echolocating swiftlets. More

Pygmy Swiftlet in flight and another Pied Triller. During lunch, a Collared Kingfisher was looking for lunch at the estuary, calling loudly, flying out then back into vegetation. On the way back from lunch, group members saw two Scaly-breated Munia and four Guaiaberos. We checked out right after lunch, leaving Caylabne Bay by 12:40 pm. More