- Pygmy Longbill
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Pygmy Longbill Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Melanocharitidae Genus: Oedistoma
Salvadori, 1876Species: O. pygmaeum Binomial name Oedistoma pygmaeum
Salvadori, 1876Synonyms Toxorhamphus pygmaeus
Toxorhamphus pygmaeumThe Pygmy Longbill or Pygmy Honeyeater (Oedistoma or Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) is a species of bird in the Melanocharitidae family. It is placed in the genus Toxorhamphus or in Oedistoma,[clarification needed] which sometimes also includes the Dwarf Longbill (Toxorhamphus iliolophus). It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea on New Guinea and adjacent islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Oedistoma pygmaeum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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