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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 12.5cm. | ||
+ | * Dark olive or brownish-olive above | ||
+ | * Dark brown washed face and forehead | ||
+ | * Blackish-brown primaries and tail with dark olive outer margins | ||
+ | * Dirty white breast and throat, greyish at sides | ||
+ | * Almost pure white undertail-coverts and abdomen | ||
+ | * Pale to dark orange-brown eye | ||
+ | * Blackish bill with whitish base of lower mandible | ||
+ | * Pale leaden grey legs | ||
+ | * ''hamlini'' with narrow white eyering, sooty brown face and forehead, greenish-olive upper throat and yellow undertail-coverts | ||
+ | * ''oblitus'' with olive-green face and forehead, more greyish breast and pale yellow undertail-coverts | ||
+ | Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Solomon Islands]]. | + | Found on the [[Solomon Islands]].<br /> |
+ | A restricted-range species but common to abundant in its range. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | Three subspecies accepted: | |
+ | * ''Z. u. halmini'' on Bougainville Island | ||
+ | * ''Z. u. oblitus'' on Guadalcanal | ||
+ | * ''Z. u. ugiensis'' on San Cristobal | ||
+ | There is some confusion with the scientific name of this species. The Handbook of the Birds of the World uses ''Zosterops rendovae'', a name which Clements uses for [[Solomon White-eye]] (''Zosterops kulambangrae''). | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Found in forests, mainly at forest edge and in secondary forest. Mostly in hills and mountains, rarely in lowlands. Occurs from 900 - 1950m on Bougainville, replacing [[Yellow-throated White-eye]] at this elevations. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | Feeds on soft seedy fruit, small seeds and occasionally on insects. <br /> | |
+ | Often seen in flocks of 6 to 12 birds, sometimes together with [[Yellow-throated White-eye]].<br /> | ||
+ | Breeding season unclear. Juveniles were seen in Apirl, birds with enlarged gonads in July and August.<br /> | ||
+ | No information about movements. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#{{Ref-HBWVol13}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker10}} | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Zosterops+ | + | {{GSearch|Zosterops+ugiensis}} |
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Zosterops]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Zosterops]] |
Revision as of 21:35, 19 March 2011
- Zosterops ugiensis
Identification
12.5cm.
- Dark olive or brownish-olive above
- Dark brown washed face and forehead
- Blackish-brown primaries and tail with dark olive outer margins
- Dirty white breast and throat, greyish at sides
- Almost pure white undertail-coverts and abdomen
- Pale to dark orange-brown eye
- Blackish bill with whitish base of lower mandible
- Pale leaden grey legs
- hamlini with narrow white eyering, sooty brown face and forehead, greenish-olive upper throat and yellow undertail-coverts
- oblitus with olive-green face and forehead, more greyish breast and pale yellow undertail-coverts
Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed
Distribution
Found on the Solomon Islands.
A restricted-range species but common to abundant in its range.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies accepted:
- Z. u. halmini on Bougainville Island
- Z. u. oblitus on Guadalcanal
- Z. u. ugiensis on San Cristobal
There is some confusion with the scientific name of this species. The Handbook of the Birds of the World uses Zosterops rendovae, a name which Clements uses for Solomon White-eye (Zosterops kulambangrae).
Habitat
Found in forests, mainly at forest edge and in secondary forest. Mostly in hills and mountains, rarely in lowlands. Occurs from 900 - 1950m on Bougainville, replacing Yellow-throated White-eye at this elevations.
Behaviour
Feeds on soft seedy fruit, small seeds and occasionally on insects.
Often seen in flocks of 6 to 12 birds, sometimes together with Yellow-throated White-eye.
Breeding season unclear. Juveniles were seen in Apirl, birds with enlarged gonads in July and August.
No information about movements.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-throated White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-throated_White-eye