Pygmy longbill
The pygmy longbill or pygmy honeyeater (Oedistoma pygmaeum) is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae. 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 forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
| Pygmy longbill | |
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| Illustration by William Matthew Hart | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Melanocharitidae |
| Genus: | Oedistoma |
| Species: | O. pygmaeum |
| Binomial name | |
| Oedistoma pygmaeum Salvadori, 1876 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Toxorhamphus pygmaeus | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Oedistoma pygmaeum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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