Alternative name: Belted White-eye
- Zosterops vellalavella
Identification
11·5 cm
- Yellowish-olive upperparts
- White eye-ring (broken at front by dusky spot)
- Blackish-brown Remiges and Rectrices
- Dusky loral line
Distribution
Australasia: found in the Solomon Islands (Vella Lavella and Bagga)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Primary forest, forest edges, scrub and coconut plantations.
Behaviour
There is no information available about diet or movements.
Breeding
It is presumed they nest in October.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Banded White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Banded_White-eye
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
