Mindanao Pygmy Babbler
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler (<em>Dasycrotapha plateni</em>) is a species of White-eyes (<em>Zosteropidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler (Dasycrotapha plateni) is a species of White-eyes (Zosteropidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Dasycrotapha; binomial: Dasycrotapha plateni; authority: (Blasius, W, 1890).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Oriental Region.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Change English name of Stachyris plateni from Pygmy Babbler to Mindanao Pygmy Babbler with split of S. pygmaea (Collar 2006a). Reclassify Stachyris plateni to Dasycrotapha in the Zosteropidae (Cibois 2003; Moyle et al. 2009).
