Pygmy White-eye (Heleia squamifrons)

Other Names (World)
Pygmy White-eye, Pygmy Grey White-eye, Pygmy Gray White-eye

Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)

Size
9 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1892)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Malaysia.

Hills and mountains of Borneo, ranging from Mt Kinabalu southern along spinal chain to Mt Kenepai, and including Mt Magdalena, Kelabit Plateau, Mt Dulit, Hose Mts, Mt Penrissen, Long Laat, and Bangau.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Pygmy White-eye (Heleia squamifrons) [XC19184]
by Mike Nelson from Poring Hot Springs, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)

Pygmy White-eye (Heleia squamifrons) [XC150783]
by Craig Robson from Road to Ranau, Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus closest to Lophozosterops.

References
See References.

Files:

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