Citrine White-eye (Zosterops semperi)

Other Names (World)
Citrine White-eye, Caroline Islands White-eye, Caroline White-eye

Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hartlaub, 1868

Range (Guide)

Micronesia [Federated States of] (B), Palau (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in flocks, sometimes with Dusky White-eye (Zosterops finschii) and Kosrae White-eye (Zosterops cinereus).

Voice
Contact call is squeaky and high-pitched. Apparently lacks a song.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

Citrine White-eye (Zosterops semperi) [XC291732]
by JVMoore from Ngarmeduu Bay Conservation Area, Koror, Palau (song)

Citrine White-eye (Zosterops semperi) [XC291770]
by JVMoore from Ngarmeduu Bay Conservation Area, Koror, Palau (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Rota White-eye (Zosterops rotensis), Bridled White-eye (Zosterops conspicillatus) and Yap Plain White-eye (Zosterops hypolais) and all formerly considered conspecific, but differ in plumage, vocalizations and behaviour, and treatment as separate species supported by DNA-DNA hybridization and analyses of mitochondrial DNA. Geographical variation minimal, but subspecies separated by large geographical distances.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

semperi Hartlaub, 1868 - Palau Is.
owstoni Hartert, 1900 - Chuuk (high islands within the atoll: Weno, Udot, Fefan, Fana, Dublon, Uman and Fanabeguets), in eastern Caroline Is.
takatsukasai Momiyama, 1922 - Pohnpei I, in east-central Caroline Is.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Citrine White-eye (Zosterops semperi) - 10 files

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