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 LC    Yellowish White-eye* Id (Atlas):
    Zosterops nigrorum

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Yellowish White-eye, Golden-yellow White-eye, Golden-green White-eye, Philippine White-eye, Philippine Yellow White-eye, Yellow White-eye

Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)

Size
10.50 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
Tweeddale, 1878

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest.

Range (Guide)
Philippines (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

 
Yellowish White-eye (Zosterops nigrorum) [XC483431]
     by Ding Li Yong from Luzon (near Santa Maria), Laguna, Calabarzon, Philippines (song)

 
Yellowish White-eye (Zosterops nigrorum) [XC79222]
     by Romeo B. Galang, Jr from Camiguin Norte, Babuyan Islands, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Possibly closely related to Everett's White-eye (Zosterops everetti). Subspecies innominatus sometimes merged with luzonicus.

Proposed subspecies sierramadrensis (from Mt Cagua, in extreme north-eastern Luzon) synonymized with innominatus.

The following 8 subspecies are recognised:

  • meyleri McGregor, 1907   -  Camiguin Norte (north of Luzon), in extreme northern Philippines.
  • aureiloris Ogilvie-Grant, 1895   -  Northern and north-western Luzon.
  • innominatus Finsch, 1901   -  North-eastern and central Luzon.
  • luzonicus Ogilvie-Grant, 1895   -  South-eastern Luzon (Mt Mayon, Sorsogon) and Catanduanes.
  • mindorensis Parkes, 1971   -  Northern Mindoro (recorded from northern slope of Mt Halcon).
  • nigrorum Tweeddale, 1878   -  Cresta de Gallo, Masbate, Ticao, Caluya, Panay and Negros.
  • richmondi McGregor, 1904   -  Cagayan (Cagayancillo), in Sulu Sea west of Negros.
  • catarmanensis Rand & Rabor, 1969   -  Camiguin Sur.



References
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Files:
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