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Alternative name: Christmas White-eye
- Zosterops natalis
Identification
11-13 cm
- Dull green upperparts
- Greyish-white underparts
- White eye ring
- Dull brown primaries, secondaries and tail, edged green
- Black lores
- Pale yellow undertail coverts
- Chestnut iris (grey in juvenile)
- Black bill
- Grey lower mandible
Distribution
Christmas Island, (east Indian Ocean). Introduced Cocos (Keeling) Island.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and shrubland. Also found in residential areas.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Christmas Island White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Christmas_Island_White-eye
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.