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New Caledonian White-eye
Joe H

New Caledonian White-eye (Zosterops xanthochroa)

I wanted to include a picture of a bird from every country I’ve visited in my gallery. This is my first picture of a bird from New Caledonia, a Green-backed White-eye (AKA New Caledonian White-eye). It’s endemic to New Caledonia where I found it fairly common but hard to photograph with my simple point and shoot style cameras. As I was sorting through old pictures, I was surprised to see two birds in this frame (one father back has its back turned). I’d never noticed it before.
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Location
Near Noumea, New Caledonia
Date taken
7 May 2011
Scientific name
Zosterops xanthochroa
Equipment used
Canon PowerShot A720 IS
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A gorgeous-looking bird, and it's a treat to see them both together (initially, I didn't notice the second one)!
 
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Lovely capture of these pretty little birds. I have some that look exactly the same that visit my backyard here in Australia. We call them Silvereyes.
 

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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Joe H
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Filename
New Cal White Eye.JPG
File size
705.4 KB
Date taken
Sat, 07 May 2011 11:46 AM
Dimensions
2030px x 1591px

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