Ranongga White-eye
Zosterops splendidus
Small. Olive-green above and banana-yellow below and on throat. Chest smudged olive. Has a bold white eye-ring and a black patch on the face from the eye forward. Found in most forest, scrub, and garden habitats. Song consists of around nine up- or downslurred notes. Call is a strong, two-syllabled “che-u.”
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Zosterops splendidus
- Authority
- Hartert, EJO, 1929
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Genus
- Zosterops
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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