- Zosterops aldabrensis
Identification
10–12 cm (4-4¾ in)
- Olive back
- Yellow face, throat and undertail-coverts
- White underparts
- White eyering, broken by blackish loral line
Juvenile: plumage is greener than the adults, eyering has a yellow tinge. Eye is greyish
Distribution
Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar in the Aldabra and Astove islands.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Aldabra White-eye was formerly included in Malagasy White-eye
Habitat
Rich beach vegetation and dense woodland.
Behaviour
Their main diet consists of insects, fruits, seeds, and nectar. But there is little other information available.
They forage in mixed species flocks.
Breeding
They construct an open cup nest from leaves, small twigs, grass, and bark. It is thought the clutch contains 2-3 eggs.
Vocalisation
Song: tyee tyee TYOU tyee tyee TYOU tyee TYOU, rather similar to the Malagasy White-eye
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Moura, N. and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Aldabra White-eye (Zosterops aldabrensis), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.aldwhe1.02
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Aldabra White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Aldabra_White-eye
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
