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| + | Lives in hill forest and forest edges including second growth forest. Found locally in gardens in Wau. Elevation; between 150 m and 1460 m, but usually found above 400 m. It is found mainly on the mountains in mainland [[New Guinea]]. On Yapen I, it is found in mid montane area. In Eastern [[New Guinea]] it shares elevtion with [[New Guinea White-eye]] | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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- Zosterops minor
Identification
Bright yellow throat with a sharp border, not extending to the chest. Limited eye-ring.
Similar Species
Distribution
South-east Asia and Australasia: found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 6 subspecies:
- Z. m. chrysolaemus:
- Mountains of north-western New Guinea (Arfak Mountains and Onin Peninsula)
- Z. m. minor:
- Mountains of northern New Guinea (Cyclops, Sepik and Snow Mountains); Yapen Island
- Z. m. rothschildi:
- Mountains of central New Guinea (Weyland Mountains)
- Z. m. gregarius:
- Mountains of south-east New Guinea (Huon Peninsula)
- Z. m. delicatulus:
- South-eastern New Guinea (Herzog to Hydrographer mountains and south-eastern peninsula)
- Z. m. pallidogularis:
- D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (Fergusson and Goodenough)
Habitat
Lives in hill forest and forest edges including second growth forest. Found locally in gardens in Wau. Elevation; between 150 m and 1460 m, but usually found above 400 m. It is found mainly on the mountains in mainland New Guinea. On Yapen I, it is found in mid montane area. In Eastern New Guinea it shares elevtion with New Guinea White-eye
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-fronted White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-fronted_White-eye
