Crested White-eye (Heleia dohertyi) [XC410480]
by id from Puarlolo, Flores, Indonesia (call)
Crested White-eye (Heleia dohertyi) [XC349399]
by Raf Drijvers from Waigete, Kabupaten Sikka, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia (call)
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.