Visayan Pygmy Babbler (Dasycrotapha pygmaea)

Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Ogilvie-Grant, 1896)

Habitat
Primary forest, adjacent second growth and trees in cultivated areas. From 100 - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B) (NB).

Samar and Leyte, in east-central Philippines.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging and clearance for agriculture are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Insects and small fruit.

Voice
Presumed to be similar to that of Mindanao Pygmy Babbler (Dasycrotapha plateni). They include a quiet 'tchik', 'chik' or 'chit' sometimes repeated in quick succession.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Visayan Pygmy Babbler (Dasycrotapha pygmaea) [XC616149]
by id from Trail to plateau, Samar National Park HQ, Eastern Visayas, Philippines (call, trill)

Visayan Pygmy Babbler (Dasycrotapha pygmaea) [XC441681]
by Frank Lambert from Ecotrail HQ sidetrack, Samar Isl. NP, Eastern Visayas, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Stachyris plateni (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Mindanao Pygmy Babbler (Dasycrotapha plateni) and Visayan Pygmy Babbler (Dasycrotapha pygmaea) following Collar (2006).

Until recently considered conspecific with Mindanao Pygmy Babbler (Dasycrotapha plateni).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler (Dasycrotapha plateni) which has more rufous plumage, longer wing, bill and especially tail.

References
See References.

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