Mindanao Pygmy Babbler

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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).

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