Biology:Pygmy white-eye

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Short description: Species of bird

Pygmy white-eye
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Heleia
Species:
H. squamifrons
Binomial name
Heleia squamifrons
(Sharpe, 1892)

The pygmy white-eye (Heleia squamifrons), also known as the pygmy ibon, is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to the hill forest and lower montane forest of northern Borneo.[2]

Behaviour

It feeds on small berries, fruits, seeds and insects, foraging in small flocks of 4 to 8 birds. It will associate with other birds when feeding, including other white-eyes, cuckoo-doves, yuhinas and erpornises. The species is common but inconspicuous.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Heleia squamifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22714319A94411467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22714319A94411467.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22714319/94411467. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  2. Phillipps, Quentin; Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q863095 entry