Yes but I don't think the smallest birds are all that comparable in size to the smallest insects. Keep in mind that for many insects their terminal velocity is

Yes but I don't think the smallest birds are all that comparable in size to the smallest insects. Keep in mind that for many insects their terminal velocity isn't sufficient to kill them on landing. So an ant can be dropped from an airplane, fall for thousands of feet, hit the ground, and the walk on like nothing happened.