Crested White-eye (Heleia dohertyi)

Other Names (World)
Crested White-eye, Dark-crowned White-eye, Doherty's White-eye, Crested Dark-eye

Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hartert, 1896)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From 300 - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (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.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Crested White-eye (Heleia dohertyi) [XC349398]
by Raf Drijvers from Waigete, Kabupaten Sikka, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia (song)

Crested White-eye (Heleia dohertyi) [XC292543]
by Raf Drijvers from Cibal, Manggarai Timur, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia (call, song)

Subspecies
Apparently closest to Cream-browed White-eye (Heleia superciliaris). The short, rather inconspicuous crest and spotted eggs are unique within family.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

dohertyi (Hartert, 1896) - Hills of Sumbawa and Satonda, in western Lesser Sunda Is.
subcristatus Hartert, 1897 - Hills of Flores, in west-central Lesser Sunda Is.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Crested White-eye (Heleia dohertyi) - 10 files

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