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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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White-chested White-eye* |
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Zosterops albogularis |
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Description (6)
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White-chested White-eye
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Other Names (World)
White-chested White-eye, White-chested Silvereye, Norfolk White-eye, Norfolk Island White-eye, White-throated White-eye
Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)
Size
14 - 14.50 cm
First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1837
Derivation
Zös-tër'-ops - Gk, zoster, belt; Gk, ops, face: al-bo-gu-lär'-is - L., albus, white; L., gularis, throated
Habitat
Remnant rainforest.
Norfolk Island (B).
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Norfolk I, east of Australia.
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Population
Estimated population is <50 (2010) and decreasing.
Status CR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Poorly known. Fruit and insect larvae.
Voice
Not well known. A pleasant liquid song.
Nest
Cup-shaped, composed of moss, fibrous roots and grass, lined with hair, suspended by the rim from a thin branch or fork.
Eggs (Guide)
1 - 2; pale blue with little gloss; oval; 22 x 6 mm.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
References
See References.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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