Togian White-eye
Zosterops somadikartai
A small green songbird with a black forehead, a yellow throat, and white underparts except for the base of the undertail, which is also yellow. Note the indistinct, intermittent white eye-ring. Active pairs or groups inhabit scrub and mangroves in the lowlands. Confined to the Togian Islands, where it is the only known white-eye. Song is a rapid, high-pitched warble: “wisisititititiwi.”
识别特征
The Sulawesi region is believed to have at least 9-10 species that are found in isolated islands. This isolation has led to speciation with differences in morphology and vocalizations. This new species is most similar to the black-crowned white-eye (Zosterops atrifrons) but lacks the white eye ring which is narrow but conspicuous even in juvenile black-crowned white-eyes. The Togian white-eye has a less extensive black cap, clearer yellow throat, distinct pale base to the bill and reddish (brown in the black-crowned) iris. The species is separated from Zosterops surdus of the west-central Sulawesi by the paler and brighter olive above and clearer yellow on the throat. It differs from Zosterops subatrifrons of Peleng and Banggai Islands by the lack of the white eye ring, greyer breast and less extensive black crown. Zosterops anomalus of southern Sulawesi also lacks a white eye ring but it has tiny white specks around the orbital skin. Differences in the pitch and modulation of the song of Z. somadikartai are noted in comparisons with other Zosterops species known from the region.
分类信息
- 学名
- Zosterops somadikartai
- 命名信息
- Indrawan, Rasmussen & Sunarto, 2008
- 目
- Passeriformes
- 科
- Zosteropidae
- 属
- Zosterops
分布与栖息地
The holotype was collected from Pulau Malenge close at an elevation of about 50 m above sea level. It has also been observed on Malenge, Binuang, Talatakoh Island and two sites at Batudaka Island all at locations near the coast. The habitats included mangrove to secondary vegetation and gardens consisting of coconut, clove, cacao and durian. The birds were found to be gregarious, moving in flocks of twos and threes.<p>The birds were not detected on the Togian and the Walea Islands. Surveys suggested that the entire population was found in an area of less than 5000 km2 and therefore fulfilling the IUCN criteria for "Endangered" status (EN, B, 1, a, b, iii).
- 迁徙
- Resident species
保护状况
- 种群趋势
- declining
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