Kosrae White-eye (Zosterops cinereus)

Other Names (World)
Kosrae White-eye, Grey-brown White-eye, Gray-brown White-eye (cinereus), Pohnpei White-eye (ponapensis), Caroline White-eye, Grey White-eye, Gray White-eye

Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Kittlitz, 1832)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest and shrubland, rural gardens, plantations.

Range (Guide)

Micronesia [Federated States of] (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Often solitary but small family groups may accompany flocks of Citrine White-eye (Zosterops semperi).

Voice
A hissing chatter 'feet-chr-chr' or 'scheee-scheee'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Kosrae White-eye (Zosterops cinereus) [XC75769]
by id from Pacific Tree Lodge, Mangroves, Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia (call)

Kosrae White-eye (Zosterops cinereus) [XC75766]
by Todd Mark from Pacific Tree Lodge, Mangroves, Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Dusky White-eye (Zosterops finschii) and previously treated as conspecific, but differs in voice and behaviour. Both are distinctive, and may well merit treatment as separate species.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

ponapensis (Kittlitz, 1832) - Pohnpei, in east-central Caroline Is. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Pohnpei White-eye (Zosterops ponapensis).
cinereus (Kittlitz, 1832) - Kosrae, in eastern Caroline Is.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Kosrae White-eye (Zosterops cinereus) - 3 files

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