Pygmy white-eye

Photo by Yeo Siew Teck (Oriental Bird Images)

Common name:
pygmy white-eye (en); olho-branco-anão (pt); zostérops pygmée (fr); anteojitos pigmeo (es); zwergbrillenvogel (de)

Taxonomy:
Order Passerformes
Family Zosteropidae

Range:
This species is endemic to the island of Borneo, being found in the central and northern parts of the islands, both in Indonesia and in Malaysia.

Size:
These birds are 10 cm long.

Habitat:
The pygmy white-eye is mostly found in mountain rainforests, also using high altitude tropical scrublands.

Diet:
They feed on small berries, fruits, seeds and insects, often taking part in mixed-species foraging flocks.

Breeding:
There is no available information regarding the reproduction of this species.

Conservation:
IUCN status – LC (Least Concern)
This species has a relatively large breeding range and is described as locally quite common. The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation.