Alternative name: Black-headed White-eye
- Zosterops hypoxanthus
Identification
10·5–11·5 cm (4-4½ in)
- Black head
- White eye-ring
- Yellowish upperparts
Distribution
Australasia: found in Papua New Guinea, Bismark, New Ireland, New Hanover, New Britain, Admiralty Islands, Manus, Melanesia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- Z. h. hypoxanthus:
- Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain, Uatom and Mioko)
- Z. h. ultimus:
- Bismarck Archipelago (New Hanover and New Ireland)
- Z. h. admiralitatis:
- Manus I. (Admiralty Islands)
Some authorities consider this to be a subspecies of White-throated White-eye Zosterops meeki[2]
Habitat
Forests, as well as secondary forests and forest edges, plantations and gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
They eat a variety of seeds, small fruit and insects, including caterpillars.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bismarck White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bismarck_White-eye
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
