Biology:Pygmy longbill

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Short description: Species of bird

Pygmy longbill
Oedistoma pygmaeum - The Birds of New Guinea (cropped).jpg
Illustration by William Matthew Hart
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Melanocharitidae
Genus: Oedistoma
Species:
O. pygmaeum
Binomial name
Oedistoma pygmaeum
Salvadori, 1876
Synonyms

Toxorhamphus pygmaeus
Toxorhamphus pygmaeum

The pygmy longbill or pygmy honeyeater (Oedistoma pygmaeum) is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae. It is one of two species in the genus Oedistoma, which also includes the spectacled longbill.[2] It is found in New Guinea and adjacent islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1040206 entry