- Pygmy Ibon
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Pygmy Ibon Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae Genus: Oculocincta
Mees 1953Species: O. squamifrons Binomial name Oculocincta squamifrons
(Sharpe, 1892)The Pygmy Ibon (Oculocincta squamifrons), also known as the Pygmy White-eye, is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It is monotypic within the genus Oculocincta.[citation needed]
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to the hill forest and lower montane forest of north Borneo.
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
- BirdLife International (2004). Oculocincta squamifrons. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
- va Balen, Bas (2008), "Family Zosteropidae (White-eyes)", in Josep, del Hoyo; Andrew, Elliott; David, Christie, Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13, Penduline-tits to Shrikes, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 483, ISBN 978-84-96553-45-3
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