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Yellow-browed White-eye - BirdForum Opus

Alternative names: White-browed White-eye; Cream-browed Ibon

Photo by James Eaton
Flores, Indonesia, August 2011
Heleia superciliaris

Lophozosterops superciliaris

Identification

13 cm

  • Olive-green crown and upperparts
  • Brownish-grey forehead and fore-crown

Distribution

Found in the western Lesser Sundas, Indonesia.

Taxonomy

This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 2 subspecies.

Subspecies

  • H. s. hartertiana
  • Sumbawa (western Lesser Sundas)
  • H. s superciliaris
  • Flores (western Lesser Sundas)

Habitat

Montane semi-evergreen rainforest.

Behaviour

They are usually seen in small groups, though occasionally in larger parties and mixed flocks.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)

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