Thursday, June 7, 2012

>Collocalia troglodytes (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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