Pygmy heleia

The pygmy heleia (Heleia squamifrons), also known as the pygmy ibon and pygmy white-eye,^[2] is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.

Pygmy heleia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Zosteropidae
Genus:	Heleia
Species:	H. squamifrons
Binomial name
Heleia squamifrons (Sharpe, 1892)

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to the hill forest and lower montane forest of northern Borneo.^[3]

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.