Pale-bellied white-eye

Pale-bellied white-eye
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species: Z. consobrinorum
Binomial name
Zosterops consobrinorum
Meyer, 1904
The Sulawesi or pale-bellied white beak with blue eyes he Eden Project, Cornwall to help keep on top of insects in the biome.

The pale-bellied white-eye (Zosterops consobrinorum) is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The species has a limited distribution [2] and also appears to be sensitive to human disturbance.[3]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Zosterops consobrinorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. van Balen, S (2008). Family Zosteropidae (White-eyes). In: del Hoyo J, Elliot A, Christie DA, editors Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. pp. 402–485. ISBN 9788496553453.
  3. Martin, Thomas Edward; Blackburn, George Alan (2010). "Impacts of Tropical Forest Disturbance Upon Avifauna on a Small Island with High Endemism: Implications for Conservation". Conservation & Society. 8: 127–139 via http://www.conservationandsociety.org.


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