Pygmy longbill
| Pygmy longbill | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Melanocharitidae |
| Genus: | Oedistoma |
| Species: | O. pygmaeum |
| Binomial name | |
| Oedistoma pygmaeum Salvadori, 1876 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Toxorhamphus pygmaeus | |
The pygmy longbill or pygmy honeyeater (Oedistoma pygmaeum) is a species of bird in the Melanocharitidae family. It is placed in the genus Toxorhamphus or in Oedistoma, which no usually includes the dwarf longbill (Oedistoma iliolophus). It is found in New Guinea and adjacent islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Oedistoma pygmaeum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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