Pygmy white-eye
| Pygmy white-eye | |
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Oculocincta
Mees, 1953
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O. squamifrons
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| Oculocincta squamifrons (Sharpe, 1892)
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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.
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