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{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Pygmy swiftlet
| image =
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Collocalia troglodytes'' |volume=2018 |page=e.T22686504A130107820 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22686504A130107820.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Collocalia
| species = troglodytes
| authority = [[George Robert Gray|Gray, GR]], 1845
| synonyms =
}}
The '''pygmy swiftlet''' ('''''Collocalia troglodytes''''') is a species of [[Swift (bird)|swift]] in the family [[Apodidae]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Philippines]].
Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s. At under {{convert|9|cm|in|abbr=on}}, it is the world's smallest swift. It weighs only 5 grams.
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It feeds small insects in flight. Forms small groups when foraging.
Swiftlets that nest in complete darkness in caves can use [[Animal echolocation|echolocation]], the ability to position an object by reflected sound, used by other animals such as dolphins and bats. Breeding season varies per island but usually within the window from May to September<ref>{{Cite journal |lastlast1=Chantler |firstfirst1=Philip |last2=Boesman |first2=Peter F. D. |date=2020 |title=Pygmy Swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes), version 1.0 |url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/pygswi2/1.0/introduction |journal=Birds of the World |language=en |doi=10.2173/bow.pygswi2.01species_shared.bow.project_name01 |issn=2771-3105|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
== Habitat and conservation ==
This is a lowland species thats mostly found near forest and bodies of water.
[[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] has assessed this species as a [[least-concern species]] as it has a large range and is common. However, it has a a declining population due to deforestation from [[land conversion]], [[Illegal logging]] and [[Slash-and-burn|slash-and-burn farming.]]<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22686504/130107820 |title=Collocalia troglodytes: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22686504A130107820 |last=IUCN |date=2018-08-07 |publisher=International Union for Conservation of Nature |doi=10.2305/iucn.uk.2018-2.rlts.t22686504a130107820.en |language=en}}</ref>
