- Zosterops stresemanni
Identification
13.5 cm. The only White-eye on Malaita.
- Olive-green top and side of head and upperparts
- Slight fuscous wash on crown
- Ash-grey lores
- Bare area around eye, no white eyering
- Blackish-brown flight-feathers and tail, broadly margined pyrite-yellow
- Pale olive-green yellow on throat, breast and flanks, faintly barred; becoming yellow on belly and undertail-coverts
Sexes similar. Juvenile undescribed.
Distribution
Endemic to Malaita Island, eastern Solomon Islands.
Uncommon to fairly common in its small range.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Found in gardens, scurb, primary forest and secondary growth.
Occurs from sea-level up to 1100m.
Behaviour
No information about breeding, diet or movements.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Malaita White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Malaita_White-eye
