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Revision as of 20:27, 12 February 2017
Alternative name: Canary White-eye
- Zosterops luteus
Identification
Bright yellow, white eye ring, dark beak and legs.
This is one of several species locally known as Mangrove White-eye
Distribution
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies
- Z. l. balstoni:
- Coastal Western Australia (Shark Bay to Kimberley Division)
- Z. l. luteus:
- Coastal northern Australia (Kimberley to western Cape York Peninsula)
Habitat
Mangroves, but moves out to forage in adjoining monsoon scrub, dense river-edge vegetation, coastal scrub, paperbark swamps and coastal gardens.
Behaviour
They are often found in company with 3-4 different types of honeyeaters
Diet
They feed on the native hibiscus on the shore line at dawn.
References
- 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.
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Australian Yellow White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Australian_Yellow_White-eye
