Pygmy Swiftlet
Collocalia troglodytesGray, GR, 1845
English (US) Pygmy Swiftlet
The Pygmy Swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Apodidae (Swifts) in the order Apodiformes.
Range: Philippines (except Sulu Archipelago)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Collocalia troglodytes
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pygmy Swiftlet
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1845
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1845
- Type locality
- No locality = Philippine Islands.
- Original description
- The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 1 pl.19
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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