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;[[:Category:Zosterops|Zosterops]] rennellianus | ;[[:Category:Zosterops|Zosterops]] rennellianus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 12 cm. The only White-eye on Rennell. | ||
| + | * Olive-green upperparts (with little or no yellow above lores and on forehead) | ||
| + | * Greenish dusky lores | ||
| + | * Bluish or grey bare skin around eye creating weak eyering | ||
| + | * Yellowish-green underparts, brightest on throat | ||
| + | Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Solomon Islands]]. | + | Endemic to Rennell in southeast [[Solomon Islands]].<br /> |
| − | + | Common and widespread in its small range. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | |
| + | Sometimes considered conspecific with [[Louisiade White-eye]]. Forms a superspecies with the latter and with [[Banded White-eye]], [[Ganongga White-eye]], [[Splendid White-eye]], [[Solomons White-eye]] and possibly [[Kolombangara White-eye]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Moist lowland forests. | + | Moist lowland forests, also in regrowth and scrub. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Feeds on insects, small seeds and a variety of small fruits.<br /> | ||
| + | Forages quietly in pairs or small flocks, often close to mixed-species flocks. Searches for prey in lower and middle storeys, creeping along trunks and branches, often similar to a nuthatch. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Poorly known. The nest is cup-shaped and made of dead leaves and moss. It's suspended from a horizontal fork 1 m above the ground. Lays 2 eggs. | ||
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
| + | Nothing known. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V5.2}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Zosterops+rennellianus}} | {{GSearch|Zosterops+rennellianus}} | ||
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=76&bid=1384 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=76&bid=1384 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Zosterops]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Zosterops]] | ||
Revision as of 07:14, 2 July 2015
- Zosterops rennellianus
Identification
12 cm. The only White-eye on Rennell.
- Olive-green upperparts (with little or no yellow above lores and on forehead)
- Greenish dusky lores
- Bluish or grey bare skin around eye creating weak eyering
- Yellowish-green underparts, brightest on throat
Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
Endemic to Rennell in southeast Solomon Islands.
Common and widespread in its small range.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Sometimes considered conspecific with Louisiade White-eye. Forms a superspecies with the latter and with Banded White-eye, Ganongga White-eye, Splendid White-eye, Solomons White-eye and possibly Kolombangara White-eye.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests, also in regrowth and scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects, small seeds and a variety of small fruits.
Forages quietly in pairs or small flocks, often close to mixed-species flocks. Searches for prey in lower and middle storeys, creeping along trunks and branches, often similar to a nuthatch.
Breeding
Poorly known. The nest is cup-shaped and made of dead leaves and moss. It's suspended from a horizontal fork 1 m above the ground. Lays 2 eggs.
Movements
Nothing known.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rennell White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rennell_White-eye
