Pygmy longbill
| Pygmy longbill | |
|---|---|
| Illustration by William Matthew Hart | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 | |
The pygmy longbill or pygmy honeyeater (Oedistoma pygmaeum) is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae. It is one of two species in the genus Oedistoma, which also includes the spectacled longbill. 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.