Pygmy heleia

Pygmy heleia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Heleia
Species:
H. squamifrons
Binomial name
Heleia squamifrons
(Sharpe, 1892)

The pygmy heleia (Heleia squamifrons), also known as the Bornean ibon, pygmy ibon, and pygmy white-eye, is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.

Description

The pygmy heleia possesses a gray-brown and yellow coloring, along with a white-speckled forehead that has been described as 'scaly'.

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to the hill forest and lower montane forest of northern Borneo.

Behaviour

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. Its calls are high-pitched.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Heleia squamifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22714319A94411467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22714319A94411467.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pygmy Heleia - eBird". ebird.org. Archived from the original on 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Master Lists: v15.1". IOC World Bird List. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.