Pygmy longbill | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Melanocharitidae |
Genus: | Oedistoma |
Species: | O. pygmaeum |
Binomial name | |
Oedistoma pygmaeum Salvadori, 1876 |
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Synonyms | |
Toxorhamphus pygmaeus |
Toxorhamphus pygmaeus
Toxorhamphus pygmaeum
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.