Kai Besar White-eye

Zosterops grayi

A small green songbird with a bold white eye-ring and a primarily white underside, except for a yellow throat and base to undertail. Usually found in pairs or singly, roaming through forest, woods, and gardens in lowlands and lower hills. Restricted to Kai Besar Island. Differs from Lemon-bellied White-eye in its white belly. Vocalizations include dry “chirup” and “churr” calls; short song comprises an untidy, stuttering combination of squeaky chattering notes.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Zosterops grayi
Authority
Wallace, 1864
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Zosteropidae
Genus
Zosterops

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
stable

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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