Oculocincta
| Pygmy white-eye | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: |
Oculocincta Mees, 1953 |
| Species: | O. squamifrons |
| Binomial name | |
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Oculocincta squamifrons (Sharpe, 1892) |
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The pygmy white-eye (Oculocincta squamifrons), also known as the pygmy ibon, is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It is monotypic within the genus Oculocincta.
It is endemic to the hill forest and lower montane forest of north Borneo.
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 and erpornises. The species is common but inconspicuous.
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