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Alternative name: Christmas White-eye
- Zosterops natalis
Identification
11-13 cm
- Dull green upperparts
- Greyish-white underparts
- White eye ring
- Dull brown primaries, secondaries and tail, edged green
- Black lores
- Pale yellow undertail coverts
- Chestnut iris (grey in juvenile)
- Black bill
- Grey lower mandible
Distribution
Christmas Island, (east Indian Ocean). Introduced Cocos (Keeling) Island.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and shrubland. Also found in residential areas.
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.
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Christmas Island White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Christmas_Island_White-eye
