Alternative names: Streaky-headed White-eye; Scaly-headed White-eye; Streak-headed Ibon; Sulawesi Heleia
- Heleia squamiceps
Lophozosterops squamiceps
Identification
12 cm (4¾ in)
- Head dark sepia with extensive white streaks
- Throat white or streaked (subspecies dependent)
- Upperparts including wings and tail yellowish olive
- Underparts brighter, more yellowish
- bill black
- Eye dark red
Distribution
Sulawesi endemic. South East Asia: Indonesia: Greater Sundas.
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 6 subspecies.
Subspecies
- H. s. heinrichi:
- Northwest Sulawesi (Tentolo-Matinan Mountains)
- H. s. striaticeps:
- Mountains of northcentral Sulawesi
- H. s. stresemanni:
- Mountains of north-eastern Sulawesi
- H. s. stachyrinus:
- South central Sulawesi (Latimojong Mountains)
- H. s. squamiceps:
- South Sulawesi (Lompobattang Massif)
- H. s. analogus:
- South East Sulawesi (Mengkoka Mountains)
Habitat
Primary montane forests, forest edges and secondary growth, between 1000 and 2500 m.
Behaviour
Diet
The majority of their diet consists of fruits. The forage in pairs, groups and mixed species flocks often with Warbling White-eye.
Breeding
There is currently no information available on breeding.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Streak-headed White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Streak-headed_White-eye
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
