Yellowish white-eye
| Yellowish white-eye | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. nigrorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Zosterops nigrorum Tweeddale, 1878 | |
The yellowish white-eye (Zosterops nigrorum) or golden-yellow white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests.
Description and taxonomy
Subspecies
Eight subspecies are recognised:[2]
- Z. n. richmondi McGregor, RC, 1904 – Cagayancillo Islands (southeast of Palawan, southwestern Philippines)
- Z. n. meyleri McGregor, RC, 1907 – northern Philippines (Camiguin Norte)
- Z. n. aureiloris Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1895 – northern Philippines (northwestern Luzon)
- Z. n. innominatus Finsch, FHO, 1901 – northern Philippines (northeastern and central Luzon)
- Z. n. luzonicus Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1895 – northern Philippines (southeastern Luzon and Catanduanes)
- Z. n. catarmanensis Rand, AL & Rabor, DS, 1969 – southern Philippines (Camiguin Sur)
- Z. n. nigrorum Tweeddale, A, 1878 – Philippines (Masbate, Negros, Ticao, Panay and Caluya)
- Z. n. mindorensis Parkes, KC, 1971 – Philippines (Mindoro)
Ecology and behavior
Forages in the understory for insects and often joins mixed-species flocks that include Blue-headed fantail, Golden-crowned babbler, Lemon-throated leaf warbler, Black-crowned babbler, Flame-templed babbler and other small birds. Adults with enlarged gonads from January to May but not much else is known.[3]
Habitat and conservation status
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest, second growth and plantations up to 1,250 meters above sea level.
The IUCN has classified the species as being of Least Concern as it has a large range and it is common throughout. However, deforestation in the Philippines continues throughout the country due to slash and burn farming, mining, illegal logging and habitat conversion.[4]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2018). "Zosterops nigrorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T22714071A132104786. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22714071A132104786.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ van Balen, Bas (2020). "Yellowish White-eye (Zosterops nigrorum), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.yelwhe1.01. ISSN 2771-3105.
- ↑ IUCN (2018-08-09). Zosterops nigrorum: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22714071A132104786 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2018-2.rlts.t22714071a132104786.en. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2024-09-09.