Pygmy Longbill (Oedistoma pygmaeum) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernLegendaryInvertebratesForestTiny · 6 g

Pygmy Longbill (Oedistoma pygmaeum), photo 1 — Photo: unknown · CC0

Pygmy Longbill (Oedistoma pygmaeum), photo 2 — Photo: unknown · CC0

Pygmy Longbill (Oedistoma pygmaeum), photo 3 — Photo: William Matthew Hart · Public domain

Pygmy Longbill (Oedistoma pygmaeum), photo 4 — Photo: William Matthew Hart · Public domain

Pygmy Longbill (Oedistoma pygmaeum), photo 5 — Photo: William Matthew Hart · Public domain

About the Pygmy Longbill

The pygmy longbill or pygmy honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae. It is one of the 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.

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Where it lives

Regular range

Indonesia Papua New Guinea

When to see it

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Spectacled LongbillOedistoma iliolophusThe spectacled longbill, also known as dwarf longbill, plumed longbill or dwarf honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae.

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