Mountain Blackeye (Chlorocharis emiliae)

Other Names (World)
Mountain Black-eye, Mountain Blackeye, Black-eye, Olive Black-eye

Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1888

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,550 - 4,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Malaysia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A thrush-like melodious song. Also a stuttering call and two-note flight call.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (24)...)

Mountain Blackeye (Zosterops emiliae) [XC520368]
by Hans Matheve from Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)

Mountain Blackeye (Zosterops emiliae) [XC643922]
by id from Laban Rata, Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (dawn song)

Subspecies
Geographical variation somewhat clinal, from large, long-tailed and dark in north of range to smaller, relatively shorter-tailed and paler in south.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

emiliae Sharpe, 1888 - Mt Tambuyukon and Mt Kinabalu, in northern Borneo.
fusciceps (Mees, 1954) - Maga Mts (southern part of Crocker Range), in northern Borneo.
trinitae (Harrisson, 1957) - Mt Trus Madi, in northern Borneo.
moultoni (Chasen & Kloss, 1927) - Mountains of northern and western Borneo: Mulu, Murud, Tama Abu Range and Poi (Pueh) Range (in Sarawak) and Mt Niyut (in western Kalimantan).

References
See References.

Files:

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