Pygmy heleia
Species of bird
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The pygmy heleia (Heleia squamifrons), also known as the Bornean ibon[2], pygmy ibon, and pygmy white-eye,[3] is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.
| Pygmy heleia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Heleia |
| Species: | H. squamifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Heleia squamifrons (Sharpe, 1892) | |
Description
The pygmy heleia possesses a gray-brown and yellow coloring, along with a white-speckled forehead that has been described as 'scaly'.[2]
Distribution and habitat
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. Its calls are high-pitched.[2]
