| Pygmy heleia | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Heleia |
| Species: | H. squamifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Heleia squamifrons (Sharpe, 1892) | |
Thepygmy heleia (Heleia squamifrons), also known as thepygmy ibon andpygmy white-eye,[2] is a species ofbird in the white-eye familyZosteropidae.
It isendemic to the hill forest and lower montane forest of northernBorneo.[3]
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 anderpornises. The species is common but inconspicuous.
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