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Alternative names: Golden-yellow White-eye; Golden-green White-eye

Zosterops nigrorum

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Philippines

[edit] Taxonomy

There are eight subspecies recognized.^[1]

• Z. n. meyleri
  • Camiguin Norte
• Z. n. aureiloris
  • Mountains of northern Luzon
• Z. n. sierramadrensis
  • Cagayan Province on southern Luzon
• Z. n. luzonicus
  • Southeastern Luzon and Catanduanes
• Z. n. nigrorum
  • Masbate, Negros, Ticao, Panay, and Caluya
• Z. n. mindorensis
  • Mindoro
• Z. n. catamarensis
  • Camiguin Sur
• Z. n. richmondi
  • Cagayancillo Island, Sulu Archipelago

[edit] Habitat

Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests.^[2]

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

1. BirdLife International 2008. Zosterops nigrorum. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 13 September 2009

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