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Visayan Pygmy Babbler
Dasycrotapha pygmaea
Visayan Pygmy Babbler (Dasycrotapha pygmaea) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Visayan Pygmy Babbler (Dasycrotapha pygmaea) is a member of the Zosteropidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 8.7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Zosteropidae White-eyes
- Genus Dasycrotapha
- Species pygmaea
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Visayan Pygmy Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Visayan Pygmy Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Visayan Pygmy Babbler (Dasycrotapha pygmaea) is a member of the Zosteropidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Leyte and Samar (ec Philippines).
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.7 g, with a wing length of about 5 cm and a tail of around 4.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 6,497 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Visayan Pygmy Babbler?
The Visayan Pygmy Babbler is a very small bird that weighs around 8.7 g.
Where does the Visayan Pygmy Babbler live?
The Visayan Pygmy Babbler is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Leyte and Samar (ec Philippines), where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Visayan Pygmy Babbler belong to?
The Visayan Pygmy Babbler (Dasycrotapha pygmaea) belongs to the Zosteropidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Visayan Pygmy Babbler eat?
The Visayan Pygmy Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Visayan Pygmy Babbler migrate?
The Visayan Pygmy Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Visayan Pygmy Babbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
How large is the Visayan Pygmy Babbler's range?
The Visayan Pygmy Babbler has a mapped global range of about 6,497 km².
Conservation
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