Pygmy white-eye

Pygmy white-eye
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Oculocincta
Mees, 1953
Species: O. squamifrons
Binomial name
Oculocincta squamifrons
(Sharpe, 1892)

The pygmy white-eye (Oculocincta squamifrons), also known as the pygmy ibon, is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It is monotypic within the genus Oculocincta.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to the hill forest and lower montane forest of north Borneo.[3]

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 (2012). "Oculocincta squamifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "ITIS Report: Oculocincta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. Phillipps, Quentin; & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
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