Alternative names: Little Kai White-eye; Little Kei White-eye; Kai Kecil White-eye
- Zosterops uropygialis
Identification
12.5cm.
- Partly bare skin around eye, no white eyering
- Fuscous cap on forehead and loral region
- Bright yellowish-citrine upperparts
- Blackish-brown primaries and tail feathers with broad yellow-citrine edges
- Bright yellow throat and underparts
- Tinged yellow flanks
Sexes similar. Juveniles undescribed.
Similar species
Similar to Pearl-bellied White-eye but whole forehead dusky (not yellow), eyering barely indicated and underside bright yellow.
Distribution
Endemic to Kai Kecil island, Indonesia.
A scarce to rare restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It's sometimes considered conspecific with Pearl-bellied White-eye and forms a superspecies with it.
Habitat
Forest. Also cleared land with some scattered trees.
Behaviour
Usually recorded in pairs or small groups. Forages in the canopy.
Diet
No information on diet.
Breeding
No information about breeding.
Movements
A sedentary species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-bellied White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-bellied_White-eye
External Links
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